Haystack Rocks

Haystack Rocks: 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 Haystack Rocks

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 Haystack Rocks — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.86310, -86.63527. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Haystack Rocks

• M60 · attraction · Lawrence · ~15 km · Must-see
• Otis Park · park · Lawrence · ~20 km · Must-see
• Martin County State Forest · park · Martin · ~25 km · Must-see
• Donaldson Cave · cave · Lawrence · ~30 km · Must-see
• Spring Mill State Park · sanctuary · Lawrence · ~30 km · Must-see
• Jug Rock · sanctuary · Martin · ~31 km · Must-see
• Rise at Orangeville · sanctuary · Orange · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Monroe · lake · Monroe · ~36 km · Must-see
• Baseline Road · attraction · Greene · ~37 km · Must-see
• INRD Indianapolis Subdivision · attraction · Greene · ~38 km · Must-see
• Charles C. Deam Wilderness · sanctuary · Monroe · ~39 km · Must-see
• Browning Hill · viewpoint · Monroe · ~40 km · Must-see
• Hickory Ridge Lookout Tower · viewpoint · Monroe · ~41 km · Must-see
• Seminary Square Park · park · Monroe · ~43 km · Must-see
• Indiana Railway Museum · museum · Orange · ~43 km · Must-see
• Indiana University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology · museum · Monroe · ~44 km · Must-see
• Griffy Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~49 km · Must-see
• Selma N. Steele State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Brown · ~49 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Haystack Rocks

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• Hickory Ridge Lookout Tower · viewpoint · Monroe · ~41 km · Must-see
• Weed Patch Hill · viewpoint · Brown · ~62 km · Must-see
• Hanging Rock · viewpoint · Knox · ~134 km · Must-see
• Big Cedar Cliffs · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~143 km · Must-see
• Ohio Valley in Kentucky · viewpoint · Clark · ~144 km · Must-see
• Red Hill · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~10 km
• Tunnel Hill · viewpoint · Greene · ~15 km
• Bear Hill · viewpoint · Martin · ~17 km
• Sally Hill · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~18 km

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