Needles Eye

Needles Eye: 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 Needles Eye

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 Needles Eye — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.32204, -87.46863. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Needles Eye

• Sipsey Wilderness · sanctuary · Lawrence · ~4 km · Must-see
• William B. Bankhead National Forest · sanctuary · Winston · ~17 km · Must-see
• Dismals Canyon · sanctuary · Franklin · ~36 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge Park · park · Winston · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lewis Smith Lake · lake · Winston · ~52 km · Must-see
• Shady Grove Methodist Church · church · Cullman · ~56 km · Must-see
• Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Colbert · ~58 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Reservoir · lake · Franklin · ~59 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Reservoir · lake · Franklin · ~59 km · Must-see
• Hawk Pride Mountain · viewpoint · Colbert · ~63 km · Must-see
• Ivy Green · park · Colbert · ~64 km · Must-see
• Wheeler Dam Overlook · lake · Lawrence · ~67 km · Must-see
• Waterfall By TVA Wilson Dam · waterfall · Colbert · ~68 km · Must-see
• Wheeler Dam · lake · Lauderdale · ~68 km · Must-see
• Delano Park · park · Morgan · ~68 km · Must-see
• Wilson Dam · lake · Lauderdale · ~69 km · Must-see
• Key Cave National Wildlife Refuge · cave · Lauderdale · ~70 km · Must-see
• Joe Wheeler State Park · sanctuary · Lauderdale · ~70 km · Must-see

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• Capshaw Mountain · viewpoint · Madison · ~108 km · Must-see
• Woodall Mountain · viewpoint · Tishomingo · ~110 km · Must-see
• Pharr Mounds · viewpoint · Prentiss · ~111 km · Must-see
• Monte Sano Mountain · viewpoint · Madison · ~124 km · Must-see
• Georgia Mountain · viewpoint · Marshall · ~125 km · Must-see
• Keel Mountain · viewpoint · Madison · ~135 km · Must-see
• Kinlock Knob · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~7 km
• Balls Mountain · viewpoint · Winston · ~8 km

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