The Knobs

The 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 The 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 The Knobs — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.97701, -85.83413. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Knobs

• Fort Duffield · fort · Harrison · ~12 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Memorial Forest · park · Harrison · ~12 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Memorial Forest · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~14 km · Must-see
• Knobs State Forest · sanctuary · Harrison · ~22 km · Must-see
• T3 · temple · Clark · ~32 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Kingdom and Hurricane Bay · park · Jefferson · ~32 km · Must-see
• Louisville Mega Cavern · attraction · Jefferson · ~34 km · Must-see
• Speed Art Museum · museum · Clark · ~34 km · Must-see
• Louisville Zoo · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~35 km · Must-see
• Butterfly Garden · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~35 km · Must-see
• Beargrass Creek State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Clark · ~35 km · Must-see
• Eleven Jones Cave · cave · Clark · ~36 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of the Assumption · church · Jefferson · ~39 km · Must-see
• Cherokee Park · park · Jefferson · ~39 km · Must-see
• Shawnee Park · park · Floyd · ~40 km · Must-see
• Cherokee Park · park · Clark · ~40 km · Must-see
• Fort Nelson · fort · Clark · ~40 km · Must-see
• Boone Square · park · Clark · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The Knobs

Other hill stations & viewpoints near The Knobs

• Ohio Valley in Kentucky · viewpoint · Clark · ~62 km · Must-see
• Jeptha Knob · viewpoint · Clark · ~84 km · Must-see
• Jeptha Knob · viewpoint · Shelby · ~84 km · Must-see
• Frenchman Knob · viewpoint · Hart · ~87 km · Must-see
• Muldraugh Hill · viewpoint · Taylor · ~88 km · Must-see
• Indian Hill · viewpoint · Edmonson · ~117 km · Must-see
• Big Cedar Cliffs · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~120 km · Must-see
• Cedar Sink · viewpoint · Edmonson · ~120 km · Must-see
• Whoopee Hill · viewpoint · Ohio · ~134 km · Must-see
• Dunaway Hill · viewpoint · Bullitt · ~3 km

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