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: 33.62094, -85.87108. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Oak Mountain

• Freedom Riders National Monument · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~5 km · Must-see
• Sovereign Grace Baptist Church · church · Calhoun · ~5 km · Must-see
• Mount Zion Baptist Church · church · Calhoun · ~6 km · Must-see
• Church of Saint Michael and All Angels · church · Calhoun · ~7 km · Must-see
• Samuel Noble Monument · fort · Calhoun · ~7 km · Must-see
• Grace Episcopal Church · church · Calhoun · ~7 km · Must-see
• Parker Memorial Baptist Church · church · Calhoun · ~8 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Calhoun · ~8 km · Must-see
• Anniston Museum of Natural History · museum · Calhoun · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~17 km · Must-see
• Cheaha State Park · sanctuary · Cleburne · ~19 km · Must-see
• Cheaha Mountain · viewpoint · Cleburne · ~20 km · Must-see
• Cheaha Wilderness · sanctuary · Clay · ~29 km · Must-see
• Janney Furnace Park · park · Calhoun · ~30 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Calhoun · ~30 km · Must-see
• H. Neely Henry Lake · lake · St. Clair · ~41 km · Must-see
• Shoal Creek Church · church · Cleburne · ~42 km · Must-see
• Colvin Mountain · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Oak Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Oak Mountain

• Cheaha Mountain · viewpoint · Cleburne · ~20 km · Must-see
• Colvin Mountain · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~44 km · Must-see
• Little Wills Valley · viewpoint · Etowah · ~61 km · Must-see
• Frog Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~64 km · Must-see
• Blackjack Mountain · viewpoint · Randolph · ~75 km · Must-see
• Etna Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~77 km · Must-see
• Horseleg Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~111 km · Must-see
• Sand Mountain · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~116 km · Must-see
• Shades Mountain Park · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~118 km · Must-see
• Old Shorter Hill · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~119 km · Must-see

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