Big Spring

Big Spring: 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 Big Spring

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 Big Spring — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.04314, -98.41129. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Spring

• Lake Buchanan · lake · Burnet · ~27 km · Must-see
• Bachelor Peak · viewpoint · Burnet · ~38 km · Must-see
• Buchanan Dam · lake · Llano · ~41 km · Must-see
• Inks Lake · lake · Llano · ~42 km · Must-see
• Inks Lake State Park · lake · Burnet · ~42 km · Must-see
• Roy Inks Dam · lake · Llano · ~43 km · Must-see
• Fort Croghan Historical Site · fort · Burnet · ~45 km · Must-see
• Longhorn Cavern State Park · park · Burnet · ~49 km · Must-see
• KBVO-TV (Llano) · attraction · Llano · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lake Lyndon B. Johnson · lake · Burnet · ~56 km · Must-see
• Packsaddle Mountain · viewpoint · Llano · ~60 km · Must-see
• Granite Mountain · viewpoint · Burnet · ~65 km · Must-see
• Twin Mountain · viewpoint · Coryell · ~67 km · Must-see
• Wirtz Dam · lake · Burnet · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Marble Falls · waterfall · Burnet · ~69 km · Must-see
• Max Starcke Dam · lake · Burnet · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lake Merritt Dam · lake · Mills · ~71 km · Must-see
• Bull Knob · viewpoint · Lampasas · ~6 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Spring

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Big Spring

• Bachelor Peak · viewpoint · Burnet · ~38 km · Must-see
• Packsaddle Mountain · viewpoint · Llano · ~60 km · Must-see
• Granite Mountain · viewpoint · Burnet · ~65 km · Must-see
• Twin Mountain · viewpoint · Coryell · ~67 km · Must-see
• Hairy Knob · viewpoint · Mason · ~79 km · Must-see
• Enchanted Rock · viewpoint · Llano · ~89 km · Must-see
• Spy Rock · viewpoint · Mason · ~90 km · Must-see
• Mount Bonnell · viewpoint · Travis · ~126 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake Point · viewpoint · McCulloch · ~137 km · Must-see
• Pilot Knob · viewpoint · Travis · ~149 km · Must-see

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