Pilot Knob

Pilot Knob: 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 Pilot Knob

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 Pilot Knob — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.93043, -97.59974. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pilot Knob

• The Rock Church · church · Bosque · ~28 km · Must-see
• Whitney Dam · lake · Hill · ~28 km · Must-see
• Aquilla Lake · lake · Hill · ~47 km · Must-see
• Creation Evidence Museum · museum · Somervell · ~48 km · Must-see
• Dinosaur Valley State Park · park · Somervell · ~51 km · Must-see
• Comanche Creek Dam · lake · Somervell · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lake Pat Cleburne · lake · Johnson · ~56 km · Must-see
• The Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum · museum · Johnson · ~57 km · Must-see
• Johnson County Courthouse · fort · Johnson · ~63 km · Must-see
• Layland Museum · museum · Johnson · ~63 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Creek · lake · Johnson · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Waco · lake · McLennan · ~67 km · Must-see
• Waco Mammoth National Monument · sanctuary · McLennan · ~68 km · Must-see
• Grandview · museum · Johnson · ~68 km · Must-see
• Acton State Historic Site · park · Hood · ~72 km · Must-see
• Cameron Park · park · McLennan · ~72 km · Must-see
• Cameron Park Zoo · sanctuary · McLennan · ~73 km · Must-see
• Alvarado Park Lake · lake · Johnson · ~75 km · Must-see

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• Bachelor Peak · viewpoint · Burnet · ~143 km · Must-see
• Slipdown Mountain · viewpoint · Parker · ~146 km · Must-see
• Brown Mountain · viewpoint · Bosque · ~14 km
• Arrs Mountain · viewpoint · Bosque · ~17 km
• Bee Bluff · viewpoint · Bosque · ~19 km
• Big Bee Mountain · viewpoint · Bosque · ~19 km
• Dinner Hill · viewpoint · Bosque · ~23 km
• Dunlap Hill · viewpoint · Bosque · ~26 km

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