Alum Cliffs

Alum Cliffs: 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 Alum Cliffs

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 Alum Cliffs — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.30562, -83.07324. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Alum Cliffs

• Hopewell Culture National Historical Park · fort · Ross · ~1 km · Must-see
• Story Mound State Memorial · fort · Ross · ~9 km · Must-see
• Yoctangee Park · park · Ross · ~11 km · Must-see
• Wesley Chapel · church · Ross · ~15 km · Must-see
• Scioto Trail State Park · park · Ross · ~17 km · Must-see
• Great Seal State Park · sanctuary · Ross · ~18 km · Must-see
• Ross Lake · lake · Ross · ~18 km · Must-see
• Little Copperas Mountain · viewpoint · Ross · ~21 km · Must-see
• Pike Lake State Park · lake · Pike · ~26 km · Must-see
• Pike State Forest · sanctuary · Pike · ~33 km · Must-see
• Tar Hollow State Forest · sanctuary · Ross · ~35 km · Must-see
• Piketon Mounds · fort · Pike · ~36 km · Must-see
• Calamus Swamp · sanctuary · Pickaway · ~40 km · Must-see
• Burning Indian Mound · viewpoint · Pickaway · ~41 km · Must-see
• M. M. Crites Octagon House · fort · Pickaway · ~41 km · Must-see
• Fort Hill State Memorial · fort · Highland · ~44 km · Must-see
• Cross Mound · fort · Fairfield · ~47 km · Must-see
• Rocky Fork State Park · sanctuary · Highland · ~47 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Alum Cliffs

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Alum Cliffs

• Little Copperas Mountain · viewpoint · Ross · ~21 km · Must-see
• Burning Indian Mound · viewpoint · Pickaway · ~41 km · Must-see
• Walker Hill · viewpoint · Adams · ~60 km · Must-see
• Cantwell Cliffs · viewpoint · Hocking · ~63 km · Must-see
• Behm Mountain · viewpoint · Adams · ~71 km · Must-see
• Mound Cemetery Mound · viewpoint · Meigs · ~127 km · Must-see
• Rich Hill · viewpoint · Knox · ~146 km · Must-see
• Buzzard's Roost Lookout · viewpoint · Ross · ~2 km
• Spruce Hill · viewpoint · Ross · ~7 km
• Selby Knob · viewpoint · Ross · ~9 km

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