Oak Mountain

Oak Mountain: 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 Oak Mountain

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 Oak Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.23151, -85.57607. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Oak Mountain

• R.L. Harris Dam · lake · Randolph · ~6 km · Must-see
• M103 · attraction · Clay · ~23 km · Must-see
• Cheaha Wilderness · sanctuary · Clay · ~39 km · Must-see
• County Line Baptist Church · church · Chambers · ~44 km · Must-see
• Cheaha Mountain · viewpoint · Cleburne · ~44 km · Must-see
• Cheaha State Park · sanctuary · Cleburne · ~46 km · Must-see
• Blackjack Mountain · viewpoint · Randolph · ~46 km · Must-see
• Heard County Jail · museum · Randolph · ~56 km · Must-see
• West Point Lake;Willow Crest Lake · lake · Troup · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lanier Dam · lake · Chambers · ~64 km · Must-see
• Mount Zion Baptist Church · church · Calhoun · ~65 km · Must-see
• Grace Episcopal Church · church · Calhoun · ~66 km · Must-see
• Samuel Noble Monument · fort · Calhoun · ~66 km · Must-see
• Wind Creek State Park · sanctuary · Tallapoosa · ~66 km · Must-see
• Parker Memorial Baptist Church · church · Calhoun · ~66 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Calhoun · ~66 km · Must-see
• Freedom Riders National Monument · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~68 km · Must-see
• Church of Saint Michael and All Angels · church · Calhoun · ~68 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Oak Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Oak Mountain

• Cheaha Mountain · viewpoint · Cleburne · ~44 km · Must-see
• Blackjack Mountain · viewpoint · Randolph · ~46 km · Must-see
• Colvin Mountain · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~103 km · Must-see
• Kings Gap · viewpoint · Harris · ~105 km · Must-see
• Frog Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~108 km · Must-see
• F. D. Roosevelt State Park · viewpoint · Harris · ~109 km · Must-see
• Etna Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~111 km · Must-see
• Dowdell Knob · viewpoint · Harris · ~111 km · Must-see
• Little Wills Valley · viewpoint · Etowah · ~124 km · Must-see
• Taskigi Mound · viewpoint · Elmore · ~129 km · Must-see

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