Shaffer Rock

Shaffer Rock: 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 Shaffer Rock

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 Shaffer Rock — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.81242, -77.48199. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shaffer Rock

• Strawberry Hill Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Adams · ~7 km · Must-see
• Pen Mar Park · park · Washington · ~14 km · Must-see
• Caledonia State Park · sanctuary · Franklin · ~14 km · Must-see
• Quirauk Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~16 km · Must-see
• High Rock · viewpoint · Washington · ~17 km · Must-see
• Michaux State Forest · sanctuary · Adams · ~20 km · Must-see
• Catoctin Mountain Park · sanctuary · Frederick · ~22 km · Must-see
• Sachs Covered Bridge · attraction · Adams · ~22 km · Must-see
• Catoctin Mountain · viewpoint · Frederick · ~23 km · Must-see
• Eisenhower National Historic Site · sanctuary · Adams · ~23 km · Must-see
• Zion Reformed Church · church · Franklin · ~26 km · Must-see
• Tayamentasachta · park · Franklin · ~26 km · Must-see
• Historic Franklin County Jail · fort · Franklin · ~26 km · Must-see
• Chambers Fort Park · church · Franklin · ~26 km · Must-see
• Big Round Top · viewpoint · Adams · ~26 km · Must-see
• Gettysburg National Military Park · attraction · Adams · ~28 km · Must-see
• Catoctin Wildlife Preserve & Zoo · sanctuary · Frederick · ~31 km · Must-see
• WJEJ-AM (Hagerstown) · attraction · Washington · ~33 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Shaffer Rock

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Shaffer Rock

• Quirauk Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~16 km · Must-see
• High Rock · viewpoint · Washington · ~17 km · Must-see
• Catoctin Mountain · viewpoint · Frederick · ~23 km · Must-see
• Big Round Top · viewpoint · Adams · ~26 km · Must-see
• Parnell Knob · viewpoint · Franklin · ~43 km · Must-see
• Clark's Knob · viewpoint · Franklin · ~44 km · Must-see
• Kings Gap Environmental Education Center · viewpoint · Cumberland · ~44 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~46 km · Must-see
• Monument Knob · viewpoint · Frederick · ~46 km · Must-see
• Big Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~52 km · Must-see

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