State Rock

State 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 State 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 State Rock — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.24760, -87.91781. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near State Rock

• Dismals Canyon · sanctuary · Franklin · ~19 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Reservoir · lake · Franklin · ~21 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Reservoir · lake · Franklin · ~39 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge Park · park · Winston · ~41 km · Must-see
• Nita Lake Dam · lake · Itawamba · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Itawamba · lake · Itawamba · ~55 km · Must-see
• Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Colbert · ~55 km · Must-see
• Sipsey Wilderness · sanctuary · Lawrence · ~57 km · Must-see
• Tishomingo State Park · sanctuary · Tishomingo · ~59 km · Must-see
• Whitten Dam · lake · Tishomingo · ~60 km · Must-see
• Hawk Pride Mountain · viewpoint · Colbert · ~61 km · Must-see
• William B. Bankhead National Forest · sanctuary · Winston · ~63 km · Must-see
• Bay Springs Lake · lake · Tishomingo · ~65 km · Must-see
• Pharr Mounds · viewpoint · Prentiss · ~65 km · Must-see
• Key Cave National Wildlife Refuge · cave · Lauderdale · ~72 km · Must-see
• Ivy Green · park · Colbert · ~73 km · Must-see
• Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church · church · Marion · ~2 km
• Antioch Freewill Baptist Church · church · Marion · ~5 km

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near State Rock

• Hawk Pride Mountain · viewpoint · Colbert · ~61 km · Must-see
• Pharr Mounds · viewpoint · Prentiss · ~65 km · Must-see
• Woodall Mountain · viewpoint · Tishomingo · ~84 km · Must-see
• Buzzard Bluff · viewpoint · Marion · ~13 km
• Jacobs Ladder Bluff · viewpoint · Franklin · ~18 km
• Pilot Hill · viewpoint · Franklin · ~19 km
• Moore Hill · viewpoint · Marion · ~21 km
• Ikes Knob · viewpoint · Marion · ~25 km
• Suggs Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~40 km
• Horsemill Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~43 km

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