Cedar Cliffs

Cedar Cliffs: 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 Cedar Cliffs

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 Cedar Cliffs — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.06564, -83.57547. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cedar Cliffs

• Olympia State Forest · sanctuary · Bath · ~13 km · Must-see
• Cave Run Lake · cave · Rowan · ~14 km · Must-see
• Sugarloaf Mountain · viewpoint · Rowan · ~22 km · Must-see
• Clifty Wilderness · sanctuary · Menifee · ~32 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Reptile Zoo · sanctuary · Powell · ~40 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge State Resort Park · park · Powell · ~43 km · Must-see
• Red River Gorge Zipline · viewpoint · Wolfe · ~51 km · Must-see
• Grayson Lake · lake · Elliott · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Carnico · lake · Nicholas · ~64 km · Must-see
• Bluegrass Heritage Museum · museum · Clark · ~67 km · Must-see
• Blue Licks Battlefield State Park · museum · Robertson · ~68 km · Must-see
• Paintsville Lake · lake · Johnson · ~74 km · Must-see
• Buck Creek Hill · viewpoint · Menifee · ~2 km
• Tram Road Hollow · viewpoint · Menifee · ~3 km
• Tater Knob Fire Tower · fort · Bath · ~4 km
• Knob Hollow · viewpoint · Menifee · ~4 km
• Chestnut Cliffs · viewpoint · Menifee · ~5 km
• Alum Knob · viewpoint · Bath · ~5 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Cedar Cliffs

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Cedar Cliffs

• Sugarloaf Mountain · viewpoint · Rowan · ~22 km · Must-see
• Red River Gorge Zipline · viewpoint · Wolfe · ~51 km · Must-see
• Stuffley Knob · viewpoint · Johnson · ~82 km · Must-see
• Big Lovely Mountain · viewpoint · Knott · ~94 km · Must-see
• Behm Mountain · viewpoint · Adams · ~110 km · Must-see
• Walker Hill · viewpoint · Adams · ~121 km · Must-see
• Buck Creek Hill · viewpoint · Menifee · ~2 km
• Tram Road Hollow · viewpoint · Menifee · ~3 km
• Knob Hollow · viewpoint · Menifee · ~4 km
• Chestnut Cliffs · viewpoint · Menifee · ~5 km

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