Locks Mountain

Locks Mountain: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Locks Mountain

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Locks Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.79680, -94.60770. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Locks Mountain

• Lake O' the Pines · lake · Marion · ~3 km · Must-see
• Welsh Dam · lake · Titus · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Gilmer Dam · lake · Upshur · ~44 km · Must-see
• Michelson Museum of Art · museum · Harrison · ~45 km · Must-see
• Harrison County Historical Museum - Memorial City Hall Galleries · museum · Harrison · ~45 km · Must-see
• Northeast Texas Rural Heritage Center and Museum · museum · Camp · ~50 km · Must-see
• Cusseta Mountain · viewpoint · Miller · ~55 km · Must-see
• KKTX-AM (Kilgore) · attraction · Gregg · ~60 km · Must-see
• Monticello Dam · lake · Titus · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Bob Sandlin State Park · lake · Titus · ~67 km · Must-see
• Caddo Lake · lake · Caddo Parish · ~70 km · Must-see
• Martin Creek Lake Dam · lake · Rusk · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lone Star Steel Lake Dam · lake · Marion · ~8 km
• Cedar Grove Church · church · Harrison · ~8 km
• Johnson Creek Dam · lake · Marion · ~9 km
• Satterwhite Ranch Lake · lake · Harrison · ~10 km
• Rhyne Dam · lake · Marion · ~12 km
• Port Bolivar Iron Ore Railway Memorial Park · fort · Upshur · ~13 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Locks Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Locks Mountain

• Cusseta Mountain · viewpoint · Miller · ~55 km · Must-see
• Buzzard Roost Mountain · viewpoint · Morris · ~16 km
• Brown Mountain · viewpoint · Upshur · ~20 km
• Camp Mountain · viewpoint · Upshur · ~22 km
• Adams Mountain · viewpoint · Upshur · ~28 km
• Donaldson Mountain · viewpoint · Cass · ~28 km
• Couch Mountain · viewpoint · Camp · ~28 km
• East Mountain · viewpoint · Upshur · ~41 km
• Annie Glade Bluff · viewpoint · Marion · ~55 km
• Cusseta Mountains · viewpoint · Cass · ~55 km

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