Joy Hill

Joy Hill: 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 Joy Hill

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 Joy Hill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.45244, -70.43915. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Joy Hill

• First Parish Meetinghouse · church · York · ~4 km · Must-see
• Saint Andre Church · church · York · ~5 km · Must-see
• Seashore Trolley Museum · museum · York · ~6 km · Must-see
• Funtown Splashtown USA · park · York · ~11 km · Must-see
• Saco Bay · beach · York · ~11 km · Must-see
• Wood Island Light Station · fort · York · ~11 km · Must-see
• Goat Island Light Station · fort · York · ~13 km · Must-see
• Cascade Falls, Old Orchard Beach · waterfall · Cumberland · ~16 km · Must-see
• Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · York · ~16 km · Must-see
• Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve at Laudholm · park · York · ~20 km · Must-see
• Higgins Beach · beach · Cumberland · ~22 km · Must-see
• First Congregational Church · church · York · ~26 km · Must-see
• Moody Beach · beach · York · ~28 km · Must-see
• Cape Elizabeth Light · church · Cumberland · ~29 km · Must-see
• Fore River Parkway Trail · trek · Cumberland · ~32 km · Must-see
• Fort Allen Park · fort · Cumberland · ~33 km · Must-see
• Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Monument · fort · Cumberland · ~33 km · Must-see
• Portland Fire Museum · museum · Cumberland · ~33 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Joy Hill

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Joy Hill

• Bauneg Beg Mountain · viewpoint · Strafford · ~36 km · Must-see
• Douglas Mountain · viewpoint · Carroll · ~64 km · Must-see
• Blue Job Mountain · viewpoint · Strafford · ~70 km · Must-see
• Morse Mountain · viewpoint · Sagadahoc · ~74 km · Must-see
• Mount Major · viewpoint · Belknap · ~86 km · Must-see
• Nickerson Mountains · viewpoint · Carroll · ~92 km · Must-see
• Mount Shaw · viewpoint · Carroll · ~93 km · Must-see
• Bayle Mountain · viewpoint · Carroll · ~94 km · Must-see
• Mount David · viewpoint · Androscoggin · ~94 km · Must-see
• Belknap Mountain · viewpoint · Belknap · ~94 km · Must-see

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