Round Top

Round Top: 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 Round Top

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 Round Top — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.68343, -77.39636. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Round Top

• Catoctin Mountain Park · sanctuary · Frederick · ~8 km · Must-see
• Catoctin Mountain · viewpoint · Frederick · ~9 km · Must-see
• Quirauk Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~13 km · Must-see
• Pen Mar Park · park · Washington · ~13 km · Must-see
• Catoctin Wildlife Preserve & Zoo · sanctuary · Frederick · ~13 km · Must-see
• High Rock · viewpoint · Washington · ~14 km · Must-see
• Catoctin National Recreation Trail · trek · Frederick · ~18 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Hill Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Adams · ~18 km · Must-see
• Sachs Covered Bridge · attraction · Adams · ~20 km · Must-see
• Eisenhower National Historic Site · sanctuary · Adams · ~21 km · Must-see
• Big Round Top · viewpoint · Adams · ~22 km · Must-see
• Gettysburg National Military Park · attraction · Adams · ~26 km · Must-see
• Gambrill State Park · sanctuary · Frederick · ~31 km · Must-see
• South Mountain State Park · sanctuary · Frederick · ~32 km · Must-see
• South River Falls Trail, Shenandoah National Park · sanctuary · Frederick · ~32 km · Must-see
• Greenbrier State Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~32 km · Must-see
• Caledonia State Park · sanctuary · Franklin · ~33 km · Must-see
• Michaux State Forest · sanctuary · Adams · ~33 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Round Top

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Round Top

• Catoctin Mountain · viewpoint · Frederick · ~9 km · Must-see
• Quirauk Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~13 km · Must-see
• High Rock · viewpoint · Washington · ~14 km · Must-see
• Big Round Top · viewpoint · Adams · ~22 km · Must-see
• Monument Knob · viewpoint · Frederick · ~35 km · Must-see
• Middletown Recreational Park · viewpoint · Frederick · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lambs Knoll · viewpoint · Frederick · ~41 km · Must-see
• Crampton's Gap · viewpoint · Maryland · ~46 km · Must-see
• Elk Ridge · viewpoint · Washington · ~54 km · Must-see
• Catoctin Aqueduct · viewpoint · Frederick · ~55 km · Must-see

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