Buzzard Rock

Buzzard Rock: 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 Buzzard Rock

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 Buzzard Rock — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.98649, -86.28748. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buzzard Rock

• Horse Pens 40 · park · St. Clair · ~9 km · Must-see
• John W. Inzer Museum · museum · St. Clair · ~21 km · Must-see
• Little Wills Valley · viewpoint · Etowah · ~25 km · Must-see
• Easley Covered Bridge · fort · Blount · ~27 km · Must-see
• H. Neely Henry Lake · lake · St. Clair · ~30 km · Must-see
• Forrest Cemetery Chapel and Comfort Station · church · Etowah · ~30 km · Must-see
• Noccalula Falls Park · waterfall · Etowah · ~31 km · Must-see
• Big Canoe Creek Nature Preserve · sanctuary · St. Clair · ~34 km · Must-see
• Janney Furnace Park · park · Calhoun · ~41 km · Must-see
• Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament · church · Cullman · ~47 km · Must-see
• Colvin Mountain · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~52 km · Must-see
• Georgia Mountain · viewpoint · Marshall · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Guntersville State Park · lake · Marshall · ~58 km · Must-see
• Weiss Dam · lake · Cherokee · ~60 km · Must-see
• Guntersville Dam · lake · Marshall · ~62 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Calhoun · ~65 km · Must-see
• Sovereign Grace Baptist Church · church · Calhoun · ~65 km · Must-see
• Freedom Riders National Monument · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~66 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Buzzard Rock

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Buzzard Rock

• Little Wills Valley · viewpoint · Etowah · ~25 km · Must-see
• Colvin Mountain · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~52 km · Must-see
• Georgia Mountain · viewpoint · Marshall · ~55 km · Must-see
• Sand Mountain · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~72 km · Must-see
• Brindlee Mountain · viewpoint · Morgan · ~80 km · Must-see
• Gunters Mountain · viewpoint · Marshall · ~82 km · Must-see
• Frog Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~83 km · Must-see
• Keel Mountain · viewpoint · Madison · ~88 km · Must-see
• Cheaha Mountain · viewpoint · Cleburne · ~89 km · Must-see
• Etna Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~102 km · Must-see

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