Buck Knobs

Buck Knobs: 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 Buck Knobs

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 Buck Knobs — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.91979, -86.09497. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buck Knobs

• Fort Duffield · fort · Harrison · ~20 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Memorial Forest · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~35 km · Must-see
• Indiana Caverns · cave · Harrison · ~37 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Memorial Forest · park · Harrison · ~37 km · Must-see
• Battle of Corydon Park · park · Harrison · ~39 km · Must-see
• O'Bannon Woods State Park · sanctuary · Harrison · ~43 km · Must-see
• Knobs State Forest · sanctuary · Harrison · ~46 km · Must-see
• Wyandotte Cave · cave · Crawford · ~48 km · Must-see
• Buzzard Roost Trail · sanctuary · Perry · ~49 km · Must-see
• Harrison-Crawford State Forest · sanctuary · Crawford · ~50 km · Must-see
• Joseph Holt House and Chapel · church · Perry · ~53 km · Must-see
• T3 · temple · Clark · ~54 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Kingdom and Hurricane Bay · park · Jefferson · ~54 km · Must-see
• Speed Art Museum · museum · Clark · ~55 km · Must-see
• Shawnee Park · park · Floyd · ~56 km · Must-see
• Shawnee Park · park · Jefferson · ~57 km · Must-see
• Louisville Mega Cavern · attraction · Jefferson · ~58 km · Must-see
• Beargrass Creek State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Clark · ~58 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Buck Knobs

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Buck Knobs

• Frenchman Knob · viewpoint · Hart · ~82 km · Must-see
• Ohio Valley in Kentucky · viewpoint · Clark · ~87 km · Must-see
• Indian Hill · viewpoint · Edmonson · ~101 km · Must-see
• Muldraugh Hill · viewpoint · Taylor · ~103 km · Must-see
• Whoopee Hill · viewpoint · Ohio · ~106 km · Must-see
• Cedar Sink · viewpoint · Edmonson · ~107 km · Must-see
• Jeptha Knob · viewpoint · Clark · ~113 km · Must-see
• Jeptha Knob · viewpoint · Shelby · ~113 km · Must-see
• Big Cedar Cliffs · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~142 km · Must-see
• Bee Knob Hill · viewpoint · Meade · ~9 km

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