Turkey Knob

Turkey 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 Turkey 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 Turkey Knob — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.45779, -83.73000. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Turkey Knob

• Red River Gorge Zipline · viewpoint · Wolfe · ~35 km · Must-see
• Daniel Boone National Forest · sanctuary · Jackson · ~38 km · Must-see
• Buckhorn Lake · lake · Leslie · ~40 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge State Resort Park · park · Powell · ~43 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Reptile Zoo · sanctuary · Powell · ~47 km · Must-see
• Great Saltpetre Cave Preserve · cave · Rockcastle · ~54 km · Must-see
• Clifty Wilderness · sanctuary · Menifee · ~56 km · Must-see
• Wood Creek Lake Dam · lake · Laurel · ~62 km · Must-see
• Levi Jackson Wilderness Road Park · park · Laurel · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Linville · lake · Rockcastle · ~69 km · Must-see
• Big Lovely Mountain · viewpoint · Knott · ~72 km · Must-see
• Clifty Church · church · Owsley · ~1 km
• Elk Lick Church · church · Owsley · ~1 km
• Cowcreek Church · church · Owsley · ~13 km
• Anglin Church · church · Owsley · ~14 km
• Lower Blackwater Baptist Church · church · Jackson · ~18 km
• Canyon Falls EC Church · waterfall · Owsley · ~18 km
• Ivy Point · viewpoint · Clay · ~19 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Turkey Knob

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Turkey Knob

• Red River Gorge Zipline · viewpoint · Wolfe · ~35 km · Must-see
• Big Lovely Mountain · viewpoint · Knott · ~72 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Harlan · ~90 km · Must-see
• Stuffley Knob · viewpoint · Johnson · ~100 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Letcher · ~107 km · Must-see
• Sugarloaf Mountain · viewpoint · Rowan · ~108 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Bell · ~111 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Mountain · viewpoint · Lee · ~115 km · Must-see
• Halls Butt · viewpoint · Letcher · ~117 km · Must-see
• Tri-State Peak · viewpoint · Bell · ~119 km · Must-see

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