Bare Rock

Bare Rock: 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 Bare Rock

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 Bare Rock — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.74843, -77.46832. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bare Rock

• Pen Mar Park · park · Washington · ~6 km · Must-see
• Quirauk Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~9 km · Must-see
• High Rock · viewpoint · Washington · ~9 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Hill Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Adams · ~10 km · Must-see
• Catoctin Mountain Park · sanctuary · Frederick · ~13 km · Must-see
• Catoctin Mountain · viewpoint · Frederick · ~14 km · Must-see
• Sachs Covered Bridge · attraction · Adams · ~22 km · Must-see
• Catoctin Wildlife Preserve & Zoo · sanctuary · Frederick · ~22 km · Must-see
• Eisenhower National Historic Site · sanctuary · Adams · ~22 km · Must-see
• Caledonia State Park · sanctuary · Franklin · ~23 km · Must-see
• Big Round Top · viewpoint · Adams · ~25 km · Must-see
• Catoctin National Recreation Trail · trek · Frederick · ~25 km · Must-see
• Michaux State Forest · sanctuary · Adams · ~26 km · Must-see
• Tayamentasachta · park · Franklin · ~27 km · Must-see
• Gettysburg National Military Park · attraction · Adams · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fairgrounds Park · park · Washington · ~29 km · Must-see
• WJEJ-AM (Hagerstown) · attraction · Washington · ~30 km · Must-see
• Hager Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~31 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bare Rock

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bare Rock

• Quirauk Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~9 km · Must-see
• High Rock · viewpoint · Washington · ~9 km · Must-see
• Catoctin Mountain · viewpoint · Frederick · ~14 km · Must-see
• Big Round Top · viewpoint · Adams · ~25 km · Must-see
• Monument Knob · viewpoint · Frederick · ~38 km · Must-see
• Middletown Recreational Park · viewpoint · Frederick · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lambs Knoll · viewpoint · Frederick · ~45 km · Must-see
• Parnell Knob · viewpoint · Franklin · ~48 km · Must-see
• Crampton's Gap · viewpoint · Maryland · ~51 km · Must-see
• Kings Gap Environmental Education Center · viewpoint · Cumberland · ~51 km · Must-see

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