Paps Hill

Paps 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 Paps 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 Paps Hill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.06961, -93.50184. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Paps Hill

• Clear Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · DeSoto Parish · ~17 km · Must-see
• Wallace Lake Dam · lake · Caddo Parish · ~40 km · Must-see
• Wat Buddhasamakeevanaram · Buddhist site · Bossier Parish · ~48 km · Must-see
• Kepler Creek Dam · lake · Bienville Parish · ~54 km · Must-see
• Los Adaes · fort · Natchitoches Parish · ~56 km · Must-see
• Black Lake · lake · Natchitoches Parish · ~57 km · Must-see
• Chimp Haven · sanctuary · Caddo Parish · ~58 km · Must-see
• Fort Saint Jean Baptiste State Historic Site · fort · Natchitoches Parish · ~66 km · Must-see
• Rebel State Historic Site · sanctuary · Natchitoches Parish · ~66 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint John Berchmans · church · Caddo Parish · ~66 km · Must-see
• Natchitoches National Fish Hatchery · sanctuary · Natchitoches Parish · ~68 km · Must-see
• Ford Park · park · Caddo Parish · ~71 km · Must-see
• Cross Lake · lake · Caddo Parish · ~75 km · Must-see
• Bayou Pierre Lake · lake · DeSoto Parish · ~7 km
• Bright and Morning Star Church · church · Red River Parish · ~7 km
• Smithport Dam · lake · DeSoto Parish · ~10 km
• Gahagan Mounds Site · fort · Red River Parish · ~12 km
• Couchanda Hill · viewpoint · Red River Parish · ~15 km

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Paps Hill

• Driskill Mountain · viewpoint · Bienville Parish · ~87 km · Must-see
• Eagle Hill · viewpoint · Sabine Parish · ~97 km · Must-see
• Couchanda Hill · viewpoint · Red River Parish · ~15 km
• King Hill · viewpoint · Natchitoches Parish · ~34 km
• Sand Hill · viewpoint · DeSoto Parish · ~47 km
• Pine Bluff · viewpoint · Bienville Parish · ~48 km
• Big Hill · viewpoint · Sabine Parish · ~48 km
• Shell Hill · viewpoint · Bienville Parish · ~49 km
• Grand Ecore Bluff · viewpoint · Natchitoches Parish · ~60 km
• Indian Mound · viewpoint · Webster Parish · ~65 km

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