Hammonds Rocks

Hammonds Rocks: 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 Hammonds Rocks

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 Hammonds Rocks — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.06815, -77.24859. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hammonds Rocks

• Kings Gap Environmental Education Center · viewpoint · Cumberland · ~4 km · Must-see
• Laurel Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~5 km · Must-see
• Pine Grove Furnace State Park · park · Cumberland · ~6 km · Must-see
• Fuller Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~8 km · Must-see
• Appalachian Trail Museum · museum · Cumberland · ~8 km · Must-see
• Carlisle Baptist Church · church · Cumberland · ~18 km · Must-see
• Michaux State Forest · sanctuary · Adams · ~24 km · Must-see
• Fort Morris · fort · Cumberland · ~28 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Perry · ~30 km · Must-see
• Caledonia State Park · sanctuary · Franklin · ~33 km · Must-see
• Colonel Denning State Park · sanctuary · Cumberland · ~35 km · Must-see
• Gettysburg National Military Park · attraction · Adams · ~35 km · Must-see
• Sachs Covered Bridge · attraction · Adams · ~38 km · Must-see
• Eisenhower National Historic Site · sanctuary · Adams · ~38 km · Must-see
• Gifford Pinchot State Park · sanctuary · York · ~38 km · Must-see
• Peace Church · church · Cumberland · ~39 km · Must-see
• Big Round Top · viewpoint · Adams · ~39 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Hill Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Adams · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Hammonds Rocks

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Hammonds Rocks

• Kings Gap Environmental Education Center · viewpoint · Cumberland · ~4 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Perry · ~30 km · Must-see
• Big Round Top · viewpoint · Adams · ~39 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~49 km · Must-see
• Conococheague Mountain · viewpoint · Perry · ~50 km · Must-see
• Clark's Knob · viewpoint · Franklin · ~53 km · Must-see
• Tuscarora Mountain · viewpoint · Perry · ~54 km · Must-see
• Quirauk Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~59 km · Must-see
• High Rock · viewpoint · Washington · ~60 km · Must-see
• Catoctin Mountain · viewpoint · Frederick · ~63 km · Must-see

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