Pilot Knob

Pilot Knob: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

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

How to reach Pilot Knob — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.15151, -97.19918. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pilot Knob

• Old Alton Road · church · Denton · ~11 km · Must-see
• Historic Denton County Courthouse · museum · Denton · ~12 km · Must-see
• Pioneer Woman Monument · fort · Denton · ~13 km · Must-see
• Little Chapel-in-the-Woods · church · Denton · ~14 km · Must-see
• Grapevine Lake · lake · Denton · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lewisville Lake · lake · Denton · ~24 km · Must-see
• Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Greenbelt Corridor · lake · Denton · ~26 km · Must-see
• Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Sanger Unit · lake · Denton · ~33 km · Must-see
• Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Elm Fork Unit · lake · Denton · ~34 km · Must-see
• Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Pond Creek Unit · lake · Denton · ~34 km · Must-see
• Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Isle Du Bois Unit · lake · Denton · ~37 km · Must-see
• North Lake · lake · Dallas · ~39 km · Must-see
• Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Johnson Branch · lake · Denton · ~39 km · Must-see
• Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Pecan Creek Unit · lake · Cooke · ~40 km · Must-see
• Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Trail Corridor · lake · Denton · ~41 km · Must-see
• Universal Kids Resort · park · Collin · ~43 km · Must-see
• Arbor Hills Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Denton · ~43 km · Must-see
• Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Jordan Unit · lake · Denton · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pilot Knob

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Pilot Knob

• Slipdown Mountain · viewpoint · Parker · ~88 km · Must-see
• Long Point · viewpoint · Denton · ~2 km
• Crawford Hill · viewpoint · Denton · ~3 km
• Bald Knob · viewpoint · Denton · ~4 km
• Blue Mound · viewpoint · Denton · ~17 km
• Sunset Point · viewpoint · Tarrant · ~28 km
• Blue Mound · viewpoint · Tarrant · ~34 km
• Corral · viewpoint · Denton · ~41 km
• Burton Knob · viewpoint · Parker · ~58 km
• Ball Knob Hill · viewpoint · Wise · ~60 km

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