Pine Knob

Pine Knob: 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 Pine Knob

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 Pine Knob — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.84787, -77.52693. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pine Knob

• Caledonia State Park · sanctuary · Franklin · ~10 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Hill Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Adams · ~12 km · Must-see
• Pen Mar Park · park · Washington · ~18 km · Must-see
• Zion Reformed Church · church · Franklin · ~19 km · Must-see
• Historic Franklin County Jail · fort · Franklin · ~19 km · Must-see
• Chambers Fort Park · church · Franklin · ~19 km · Must-see
• Michaux State Forest · sanctuary · Adams · ~20 km · Must-see
• Quirauk Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~21 km · Must-see
• High Rock · viewpoint · Washington · ~21 km · Must-see
• Tayamentasachta · park · Franklin · ~23 km · Must-see
• Catoctin Mountain Park · sanctuary · Frederick · ~27 km · Must-see
• Sachs Covered Bridge · attraction · Adams · ~28 km · Must-see
• Catoctin Mountain · viewpoint · Frederick · ~28 km · Must-see
• Eisenhower National Historic Site · sanctuary · Adams · ~29 km · Must-see
• Fort Morris · fort · Cumberland · ~29 km · Must-see
• Big Round Top · viewpoint · Adams · ~32 km · Must-see
• WJEJ-AM (Hagerstown) · attraction · Washington · ~33 km · Must-see
• Gettysburg National Military Park · attraction · Adams · ~33 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pine Knob

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Pine Knob

• Quirauk Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~21 km · Must-see
• High Rock · viewpoint · Washington · ~21 km · Must-see
• Catoctin Mountain · viewpoint · Frederick · ~28 km · Must-see
• Big Round Top · viewpoint · Adams · ~32 km · Must-see
• Clark's Knob · viewpoint · Franklin · ~37 km · Must-see
• Parnell Knob · viewpoint · Franklin · ~37 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~39 km · Must-see
• Kings Gap Environmental Education Center · viewpoint · Cumberland · ~42 km · Must-see
• Big Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~46 km · Must-see
• Tuscarora Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~46 km · Must-see

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