Bowers Knob

Bowers Knob: 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 Bowers Knob

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 Bowers Knob — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.51339, -85.93969. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bowers Knob

• Deam Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Clark · ~11 km · Must-see
• Clark State Forest · sanctuary · Washington · ~11 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Trace Park · park · Harrison · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lapping Park · sanctuary · Clark · ~30 km · Must-see
• Prather Site · fort · Clark · ~33 km · Must-see
• Second Baptist Church · church · Floyd · ~34 km · Must-see
• Scribner House · museum · Floyd · ~34 km · Must-see
• Eastern Heights Baptist Church · church · Clark · ~35 km · Must-see
• Charlestown State Park · park · Clark · ~36 km · Must-see
• Old Clarksville Site · fort · Clark · ~36 km · Must-see
• Shawnee Park · park · Jefferson · ~37 km · Must-see
• Shawnee Park · park · Floyd · ~37 km · Must-see
• Falls of the Ohio State Park · waterfall · Clark · ~38 km · Must-see
• Boone Square · park · Jefferson · ~39 km · Must-see
• Boone Square · park · Clark · ~39 km · Must-see
• The Central Green · park · Clark · ~39 km · Must-see
• Luther F Warder Park · park · Clark · ~40 km · Must-see
• Fort Nelson · fort · Clark · ~41 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bowers Knob

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• Weed Patch Hill · viewpoint · Brown · ~96 km · Must-see
• Browning Hill · viewpoint · Monroe · ~98 km · Must-see
• Jeptha Knob · viewpoint · Clark · ~102 km · Must-see
• Jeptha Knob · viewpoint · Shelby · ~102 km · Must-see
• Shawnee Lookout Archeological District · viewpoint · Dearborn · ~150 km · Must-see
• Daisy Hill · viewpoint · Clark · ~2 km
• Williams Knob · viewpoint · Washington · ~3 km

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