River Hill

River Hill: 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 River Hill

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 River Hill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.21179, -87.56905. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near River Hill

• Civic Hall of Fame · fort · Tuscaloosa · ~1 km · Must-see
• Queen City Fountain · museum · Tuscaloosa · ~1 km · Must-see
• Denny Chimes · fort · Tuscaloosa · ~3 km · Must-see
• The Quad · park · Tuscaloosa · ~3 km · Must-see
• Alabama Museum of Natural History · museum · Tuscaloosa · ~3 km · Must-see
• Paul W. Bryant Museum · museum · Tuscaloosa · ~3 km · Must-see
• University of Alabama Arboretum · park · Tuscaloosa · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lake Lurleen State Park · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lake Tuscaloosa · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~18 km · Must-see
• Moundville Archaeological Park;Mound State Monument · museum · Tuscaloosa · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake Dam · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~45 km · Must-see
• Bankhead Lake · lake · Walker · ~57 km · Must-see
• Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park · park · Jefferson · ~59 km · Must-see
• Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Bibb · ~61 km · Must-see
• William R. Ireland, Sr. Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Bibb · ~65 km · Must-see
• A.I. Selden Lock and Dam · lake · Greene · ~68 km · Must-see
• Zoomerang · temple · Jefferson · ~71 km · Must-see
• Hillsboro Trail · sanctuary · Shelby · ~71 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of River Hill

Other hill stations & viewpoints near River Hill

• Shades Mountain Park · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~87 km · Must-see
• Childress Hill · viewpoint · Tuscaloosa · ~1 km
• Holman Hill · viewpoint · Tuscaloosa · ~3 km
• Reed Bluff · viewpoint · Tuscaloosa · ~10 km
• Carson Bluff · viewpoint · Tuscaloosa · ~11 km
• Kings Mountain · viewpoint · Tuscaloosa · ~17 km
• Sand Mountain · viewpoint · Tuscaloosa · ~19 km
• Old Lock 14 · viewpoint · Tuscaloosa · ~21 km
• McGowins Bluff · viewpoint · Tuscaloosa · ~28 km
• Burial Mound · viewpoint · Tuscaloosa · ~30 km

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