Stone Head

Stone Head: 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 Stone Head

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 Stone Head — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.08511, -77.09360. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Stone Head

• Carlisle Baptist Church · church · Cumberland · ~19 km · Must-see
• Laurel Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~20 km · Must-see
• Kings Gap Environmental Education Center · viewpoint · Cumberland · ~20 km · Must-see
• Gifford Pinchot State Park · sanctuary · York · ~22 km · Must-see
• Pine Grove Furnace State Park · park · Cumberland · ~22 km · Must-see
• Fuller Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~23 km · Must-see
• Appalachian Trail Museum · museum · Cumberland · ~24 km · Must-see
• Peace Church · church · Cumberland · ~25 km · Must-see
• City Island · park · Dauphin · ~32 km · Must-see
• John Harris Mansion · fort · Dauphin · ~33 km · Must-see
• Cathedral Parish of Saint Patrick · church · Dauphin · ~33 km · Must-see
• State Museum of Pennsylvania · museum · Dauphin · ~33 km · Must-see
• Riverfront Park · park · Dauphin · ~34 km · Must-see
• German Evangelical Zion Lutheran Church · church · Dauphin · ~34 km · Must-see
• Salem United Church of Christ · church · Dauphin · ~34 km · Must-see
• Pennsylvania National Fire Museum · museum · Dauphin · ~34 km · Must-see
• Italian Lake Park · lake · Dauphin · ~35 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Perry · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Stone Head

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Stone Head

• Kings Gap Environmental Education Center · viewpoint · Cumberland · ~20 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Perry · ~36 km · Must-see
• Big Round Top · viewpoint · Adams · ~44 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Dauphin · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mount Pisgah · viewpoint · York · ~59 km · Must-see
• Chickies Rock · viewpoint · Lancaster · ~61 km · Must-see
• Conococheague Mountain · viewpoint · Perry · ~61 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~66 km · Must-see
• Tuscarora Mountain · viewpoint · Perry · ~67 km · Must-see
• Clark's Knob · viewpoint · Franklin · ~69 km · Must-see

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