Sunshine Mountain

Sunshine 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 Sunshine 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 Sunshine Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.67601, -95.15189. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sunshine Mountain

• Caddo Mounds State Historic Site · park · Cherokee · ~11 km · Must-see
• Big Slough Wilderness · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~27 km · Must-see
• Ratcliff Dam · lake · Houston · ~40 km · Must-see
• Davy Crockett National Forest · sanctuary · Houston · ~52 km · Must-see
• The Stone Fort Museum · museum · Nacogdoches · ~60 km · Must-see
• SFA Mast Arboretum · park · Nacogdoches · ~61 km · Must-see
• Ellen Trout Zoo · sanctuary · Angelina · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lake Tyler Marina Resort · attraction · Smith · ~75 km · Must-see
• Collins Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~7 km
• Chief Bowles' Last Homesite · fort · Cherokee · ~7 km
• Camp Alto, World War II Prisoner of War Camp · fort · Cherokee · ~8 km
• Saint Thomas Chapel · church · Cherokee · ~9 km
• A. Frank Smith United Methodist Church · fort · Cherokee · ~10 km
• Cook's Fort · fort · Cherokee · ~11 km
• Box's Fort · fort · Cherokee · ~11 km
• C.S.A. Prisoner of War Compound · fort · Cherokee · ~13 km
• Big Hill · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~13 km
• Bradford Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~13 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Sunshine Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Sunshine Mountain

• Collins Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~7 km
• Big Hill · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~13 km
• Bradford Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~13 km
• Carter Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~15 km
• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~16 km
• Casey Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~34 km
• Beard Mountain · viewpoint · Nacogdoches · ~35 km
• Bowman Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~40 km
• Denny Mountain · viewpoint · Nacogdoches · ~40 km
• Button Mountain · viewpoint · Nacogdoches · ~42 km

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