Viewing point

Viewing point: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. 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 Viewing point

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Viewing point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.31064, -93.95197. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Viewing point

• Maple Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Wright · ~9 km · Must-see
• Sugar Lake · lake · Wright · ~9 km · Must-see
• Nixon Lake · lake · Wright · ~12 km · Must-see
• St. Mark's Episcopal Chapel · church · Wright · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lake Pulaski · lake · Wright · ~18 km · Must-see
• Rock Lake · lake · Wright · ~20 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Lake · lake · Wright · ~21 km · Must-see
• French Lake · lake · Wright · ~25 km · Must-see
• Green Mountain Lake · lake · Wright · ~25 km · Must-see
• Schmidt Lake · lake · Wright · ~26 km · Must-see
• Briggs Lake · lake · Sherburne · ~26 km · Must-see
• Beebe Lake · lake · Wright · ~28 km · Must-see
• Moore Lake · lake · Wright · ~29 km · Must-see
• Dean Lake · lake · Wright · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Charlotte · lake · Wright · ~30 km · Must-see
• Crawford Lake · lake · Wright · ~31 km · Must-see
• Wagner Lake · lake · Wright · ~32 km · Must-see
• Howard Lake · lake · Wright · ~35 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Viewing point

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Viewing point

• Stillwater Overlook · viewpoint · Washington · ~119 km · Must-see
• Anderson Hill Lookout · viewpoint · Wright · ~2 km
• Hurrle Peak · viewpoint · Stearns · ~26 km
• Blue Hill · viewpoint · Sherburne · ~35 km
• Indian Ghost Hill · viewpoint · Meeker · ~49 km
• King's Hill · viewpoint · Meeker · ~51 km
• Life in a Cattail Marsh · viewpoint · Carver · ~65 km
• 26th Avenue North Overlook · viewpoint · Hennepin · ~79 km
• May Mountain · viewpoint · Hennepin · ~81 km
• Lookout Park Wayside · viewpoint · Hennepin · ~84 km

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