High Point

High Point: 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 High Point

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 High Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.96300, -97.33055. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near High Point

• Bastrop State Park · park · Bastrop · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Bastrop South Shore Park · lake · Bastrop · ~25 km · Must-see
• McKinney Roughs Nature Park · sanctuary · Bastrop · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lockhart State Park · park · Caldwell · ~47 km · Must-see
• Pilot Knob · viewpoint · Travis · ~53 km · Must-see
• Monument Hill · fort · Fayette · ~56 km · Must-see
• Walter E Long Lake · lake · Travis · ~57 km · Must-see
• Indiangrass Wildlife Sanctuary · sanctuary · Travis · ~58 km · Must-see
• Palmetto State Park · sanctuary · Gonzales · ~58 km · Must-see
• Longhorn Dam · lake · Travis · ~61 km · Must-see
• Rosewood Neighborhood Park · park · Travis · ~63 km · Must-see
• Big Walnut Creek Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Travis · ~63 km · Must-see
• George Washington Carver Museum · museum · Travis · ~64 km · Must-see
• Southgate-Lewis House · museum · Travis · ~64 km · Must-see
• French Legation State Historic Site · museum · Travis · ~64 km · Must-see
• Saint David's Episcopal Church · church · Travis · ~65 km · Must-see
• Central Presbyterian Church · church · Travis · ~65 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary Cathedral · church · Travis · ~65 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near High Point

• Pilot Knob · viewpoint · Travis · ~53 km · Must-see
• Mount Bonnell · viewpoint · Travis · ~73 km · Must-see
• Granite Mountain · viewpoint · Burnet · ~145 km · Must-see
• Bastrop County High Point · viewpoint · Bastrop · ~16 km
• Crouch Benchmark · viewpoint · Caldwell · ~23 km
• Caldwell Knob · viewpoint · Bastrop · ~31 km
• Family Viewing Area · viewpoint · Travis · ~51 km
• Chalk Bluff · viewpoint · Fayette · ~54 km
• Bird Bluff · viewpoint · Travis · ~59 km
• Bald Knob · viewpoint · Travis · ~61 km

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