Observation Deck

Observation Deck: 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 Observation Deck

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 Observation Deck — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.58511, -94.33670. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Observation Deck

• John H Kirby State Forest · sanctuary · Tyler · ~9 km · Must-see
• Big Thicket National Preserve · sanctuary · Hardin · ~23 km · Must-see
• B A Steinhagen Lake · lake · Jasper · ~42 km · Must-see
• Amanda Lake Dam · lake · Tyler · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mount Moriah Church · church · San Jacinto · ~66 km · Must-see
• Upland Island Wilderness · sanctuary · Angelina · ~69 km · Must-see
• Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum · museum · Jefferson · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lake Charmaine Dam · lake · Tyler · ~14 km
• Lake Ivanhoe Dam · lake · Tyler · ~16 km
• Big Lake Dam · lake · Tyler · ~18 km
• East Lake Dam · lake · Tyler · ~19 km
• West Lake Dam · lake · Tyler · ~19 km
• George Lake Dam · lake · Tyler · ~20 km
• Boykin Lake Dam Number 1 · lake · Tyler · ~21 km
• Sutton Lake Dam · lake · Tyler · ~21 km
• Reid Lake Dam · lake · Tyler · ~21 km
• Clemmons Lake Dam · lake · Tyler · ~22 km
• Boykin Lake Dam · lake · Tyler · ~23 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Observation Deck

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Observation Deck

• Sabine Pass Battleground State Historical Site · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~131 km · Must-see
• Caney Head · viewpoint · Hardin · ~24 km
• Bear Mans Bluff · viewpoint · Hardin · ~34 km
• Brushy Bluff · viewpoint · Hardin · ~48 km
• Bald Hill · viewpoint · Jasper · ~55 km
• Blackland Hill · viewpoint · Tyler · ~56 km
• Big Bluff · viewpoint · Tyler · ~59 km
• Big Hill · viewpoint · Tyler · ~64 km
• Bunns Bluff · viewpoint · Orange · ~64 km
• Cyclone Hill · viewpoint · Angelina · ~71 km

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