Sand Steps

Sand Steps: 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 Sand Steps

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 Sand Steps — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.94953, -85.83803. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sand Steps

• Fort Harker · fort · East Tennessee · ~11 km · Must-see
• Denny Cove Falls · waterfall · Middle Tennessee · ~25 km · Must-see
• Nickajack Dam · lake · East Tennessee · ~26 km · Must-see
• Nickajack Park · park · East Tennessee · ~28 km · Must-see
• Nickajack Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~31 km · Must-see
• Paint Rock River National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Middle Tennessee · ~34 km · Must-see
• Chapel of the Apostles · church · Middle Tennessee · ~36 km · Must-see
• Water Fall Cove · waterfall · East Tennessee · ~37 km · Must-see
• Thumping Dick Hollow · viewpoint · Middle Tennessee · ~40 km · Must-see
• Slygo Valley · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~41 km · Must-see
• Guntersville Lake · lake · Jackson · ~44 km · Must-see
• Cloudland Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Dade · ~46 km · Must-see
• Penile Hill · viewpoint · Middle Tennessee · ~47 km · Must-see
• Woods Reservoir · lake · Middle Tennessee · ~56 km · Must-see
• Owl Hollow Mill Wildlife Management Area · viewpoint · Middle Tennessee · ~57 km · Must-see
• Sauta Cave National Wildlife Refuge · cave · Jackson · ~57 km · Must-see
• Missionary Ridge · viewpoint · Walker · ~57 km · Must-see
• Moccasin Bend National Archeological District · fort · East Tennessee · ~58 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Sand Steps

• Thumping Dick Hollow · viewpoint · Middle Tennessee · ~40 km · Must-see
• Slygo Valley · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~41 km · Must-see
• Penile Hill · viewpoint · Middle Tennessee · ~47 km · Must-see
• Owl Hollow Mill Wildlife Management Area · viewpoint · Middle Tennessee · ~57 km · Must-see
• Missionary Ridge · viewpoint · Walker · ~57 km · Must-see
• Stringer's Ridge · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~61 km · Must-see
• McLemore Cove · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~64 km · Must-see
• Snodgrass Hill · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~65 km · Must-see
• Pigeon Mountain · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~65 km · Must-see
• Gunters Mountain · viewpoint · Marshall · ~66 km · Must-see

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