Big Knob

Big Knob: 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 Big Knob

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 Big Knob — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.14923, -78.33585. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Knob

• Quehanna Trail · trek · Clearfield · ~12 km · Must-see
• Curtiss-Wright Nuclear Test Facility Reactor Site · sanctuary · Clearfield · ~15 km · Must-see
• Moshannon State Forest · sanctuary · Clearfield · ~15 km · Must-see
• Marion Brooks Natural Area · sanctuary · Elk · ~18 km · Must-see
• Quehanna Wild Area · sanctuary · Cameron · ~19 km · Must-see
• Parker Dam State Park · lake · Clearfield · ~19 km · Must-see
• M. K. Goddard/Wykoff Run Natural Area · sanctuary · Cameron · ~19 km · Must-see
• Simon B. Elliott State Park · sanctuary · Clearfield · ~21 km · Must-see
• Curwensville Dam · lake · Clearfield · ~34 km · Must-see
• Bilger's Rocks · park · Clearfield · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Sabula Dam · lake · Clearfield · ~35 km · Must-see
• Curwensville Lake · lake · Clearfield · ~36 km · Must-see
• Johnson Run Natural Area · sanctuary · Cameron · ~37 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 14 · sanctuary · Cameron · ~39 km · Must-see
• Decker's Chapel · church · Elk · ~42 km · Must-see
• Elk State Forest · sanctuary · Cameron · ~44 km · Must-see
• Black Moshannon State Park · park · Centre · ~45 km · Must-see
• Kettle Creek Reservoir · lake · Clinton · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Knob

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Big Knob

• Bald Eagle Mountain · viewpoint · Centre · ~60 km · Must-see
• Bald Eagle Valley · viewpoint · Centre · ~65 km · Must-see
• Mount Nittany · viewpoint · Centre · ~74 km · Must-see
• Tussey Mountain · viewpoint · Huntingdon · ~76 km · Must-see
• Brush Mountain · viewpoint · Blair · ~77 km · Must-see
• Bald Knob Ridge · viewpoint · Centre · ~80 km · Must-see
• Nittany Valley · viewpoint · Centre · ~84 km · Must-see
• Canoe Mountain · viewpoint · Blair · ~85 km · Must-see
• Little Sugar Valley · viewpoint · Centre · ~85 km · Must-see
• Egg Hill · viewpoint · Centre · ~89 km · Must-see

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