Pikes Peak

Pikes Peak: 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 Pikes Peak

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 Pikes Peak — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.54672, -86.23304. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pikes Peak

• Buffalo Trace Park · park · Harrison · ~24 km · Must-see
• Hoosier National Forest · sanctuary · Orange · ~26 km · Must-see
• Marengo Cave · cave · Crawford · ~26 km · Must-see
• Spring Mill State Park · sanctuary · Lawrence · ~32 km · Must-see
• Donaldson Cave · cave · Lawrence · ~32 km · Must-see
• Rise at Orangeville · sanctuary · Orange · ~37 km · Must-see
• Starve Hollow State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Jackson · ~41 km · Must-see
• Clark State Forest · sanctuary · Washington · ~41 km · Must-see
• Indiana Railway Museum · museum · Orange · ~42 km · Must-see
• Deam Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Clark · ~42 km · Must-see
• Harrison-Crawford State Forest · sanctuary · Crawford · ~43 km · Must-see
• Wyandotte Cave · cave · Crawford · ~45 km · Must-see
• Jackson-Washington State Forest · sanctuary · Jackson · ~45 km · Must-see
• Patoka Lake · lake · Orange · ~47 km · Must-see
• Otis Park · park · Lawrence · ~50 km · Must-see
• Battle of Corydon Park · park · Harrison · ~50 km · Must-see
• O'Bannon Woods State Park · sanctuary · Harrison · ~50 km · Must-see
• Indiana Caverns · cave · Harrison · ~51 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pikes Peak

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Pikes Peak

• Hickory Ridge Lookout Tower · viewpoint · Monroe · ~69 km · Must-see
• Browning Hill · viewpoint · Monroe · ~80 km · Must-see
• Ohio Valley in Kentucky · viewpoint · Clark · ~85 km · Must-see
• Weed Patch Hill · viewpoint · Brown · ~86 km · Must-see
• Big Cedar Cliffs · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~103 km · Must-see
• Jeptha Knob · viewpoint · Clark · ~133 km · Must-see
• Jeptha Knob · viewpoint · Shelby · ~133 km · Must-see
• Sand Bank Hill · viewpoint · Washington · ~3 km
• Smith Hill · viewpoint · Washington · ~3 km
• Warren Hill · viewpoint · Washington · ~4 km

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