Popular Bluff

Popular Bluff: 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 Popular Bluff

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 Popular Bluff — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.42088, -87.93280. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Popular Bluff

• WMSK-FM (Morganfield) · attraction · Union · ~34 km · Must-see
• Beshear Lake Dam · lake · Caldwell · ~47 km · Must-see
• Welborn Village Archeological Site · fort · Union · ~52 km · Must-see
• Pennyrile State Forest · sanctuary · Christian · ~53 km · Must-see
• Hovey Lake Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Union · ~55 km · Must-see
• Garden of the Gods Wilderness · sanctuary · Saline · ~58 km · Must-see
• Golconda Marina State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Livingston · ~61 km · Must-see
• Golconda Marina State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Pope · ~61 km · Must-see
• Saline County State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Union · ~63 km · Must-see
• Barkley Dam · lake · Lyon · ~64 km · Must-see
• Barkley Lock · lake · Livingston · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lusk Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Pope · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lusk Creek Canyon · sanctuary · Livingston · ~68 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Dam · lake · Marshall · ~69 km · Must-see
• Dog Hollow · viewpoint · Livingston · ~69 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park · attraction · Marshall · ~71 km · Must-see
• Bob Edwards Hill · viewpoint · Crittenden · ~2 km
• Crowell Hill · viewpoint · Crittenden · ~3 km

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