Balancing Rock

Balancing Rock: 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 Balancing Rock

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 Balancing Rock — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.53173, -72.54760. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Balancing Rock

• Morrisville Dam · lake · Lamoille · ~7 km · Must-see
• Smuggler's Notch State Park · viewpoint · Lamoille · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mount Mansfield State Forest · sanctuary · Lamoille · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mount Mansfield · viewpoint · Chittenden · ~26 km · Must-see
• Christian Union Society Meetinghouse · church · Caledonia · ~26 km · Must-see
• Waterbury Center State Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~28 km · Must-see
• Wrightsville Reservoir · lake · Grafton · ~30 km · Must-see
• Bolton Mountain · viewpoint · Chittenden · ~31 km · Must-see
• Montgomery Covered Bridge · attraction · Lamoille · ~32 km · Must-see
• Jaynes Covered Bridge · attraction · Lamoille · ~32 km · Must-see
• Stannard-Greensboro Bend Methodist Church · church · Caledonia · ~33 km · Must-see
• Morgan Covered Bridge · attraction · Lamoille · ~34 km · Must-see
• Runaway Pond · lake · Grafton · ~36 km · Must-see
• Hubbard Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~36 km · Must-see
• Martin Covered Bridge · attraction · Washington · ~37 km · Must-see
• Hubbard Park · park · Grafton · ~37 km · Must-see
• Vermont State Capitol · sanctuary · Washington · ~38 km · Must-see
• Fletcher Union Church · church · Franklin · ~42 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Balancing Rock

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Balancing Rock

• Smuggler's Notch State Park · viewpoint · Lamoille · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mount Mansfield · viewpoint · Chittenden · ~26 km · Must-see
• Bolton Mountain · viewpoint · Chittenden · ~31 km · Must-see
• Hazen's Notch · viewpoint · Grafton · ~43 km · Must-see
• Camels Hump · viewpoint · Chittenden · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mount Waitsfield · viewpoint · Washington · ~49 km · Must-see
• Signal Mountain · viewpoint · Grafton · ~50 km · Must-see
• Jay Peak · viewpoint · Grafton · ~55 km · Must-see
• Jay Peak · viewpoint · Orleans · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mount Hor · viewpoint · Caledonia · ~55 km · Must-see

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