Nelson Knob

Nelson Knob: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. 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 Nelson Knob

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Nelson Knob — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.14285, -84.65744. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Nelson Knob

• Green River Knob · viewpoint · Casey · ~21 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Falls · waterfall · Wayne · ~37 km · Must-see
• Beaver Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · McCreary · ~43 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Linville · lake · Rockcastle · ~48 km · Must-see
• Wood Creek Lake Dam · lake · Laurel · ~52 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Falls · waterfall · McCreary · ~55 km · Must-see
• Laurel River Lake · lake · Laurel · ~57 km · Must-see
• Great Saltpetre Cave Preserve · cave · Rockcastle · ~59 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery Visitor And Environmental Education Center · sanctuary · Russell · ~66 km · Must-see
• Levi Jackson Wilderness Road Park · park · Laurel · ~69 km · Must-see
• Green River Lake · lake · Adair · ~69 km · Must-see
• Beech Grove Church · church · Pulaski · ~5 km
• Denham Knob · viewpoint · Pulaski · ~7 km
• Dungan Knob · viewpoint · Pulaski · ~8 km
• Buncombe Church · church · Pulaski · ~10 km
• Rocky Hollow Park · viewpoint · Pulaski · ~10 km
• Cox Knob · viewpoint · Pulaski · ~10 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Nelson Knob

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Nelson Knob

• Green River Knob · viewpoint · Casey · ~21 km · Must-see
• Muldraugh Hill · viewpoint · Taylor · ~89 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~103 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Bell · ~107 km · Must-see
• Dale Hollow Marina · viewpoint · Middle Tennessee · ~120 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~121 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~127 km · Must-see
• Tri-State Peak · viewpoint · Bell · ~133 km · Must-see
• Tri-State Peak · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~133 km · Must-see
• Red River Gorge Zipline · viewpoint · Wolfe · ~135 km · Must-see

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