Pine Rock

Pine 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 Pine 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 Pine Rock — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.00231, -89.25780. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pine Rock

• Chana School House · fort · Ogle · ~7 km · Must-see
• Lowden State Park · sanctuary · Ogle · ~9 km · Must-see
• Black Hawk Statue · attraction · Ogle · ~9 km · Must-see
• Lowden-Miller State Forest · sanctuary · Ogle · ~12 km · Must-see
• Castle Rock State Park · sanctuary · Ogle · ~14 km · Must-see
• Stillman's · fort · Ogle · ~17 km · Must-see
• Soldier's Monument · fort · Ogle · ~17 km · Must-see
• Nachusa Grasslands · sanctuary · Ogle · ~18 km · Must-see
• White Pines Forest State Park · sanctuary · Ogle · ~22 km · Must-see
• Rochelle Railroad Park · park · Ogle · ~22 km · Must-see
• Franklin Creek State Natural Area · sanctuary · Lee · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lowell Park · sanctuary · Lee · ~28 km · Must-see
• Klehm Arboretum and Botanic Garden · sanctuary · Winnebago · ~37 km · Must-see
• Beyer Stadium Park · park · Winnebago · ~38 km · Must-see
• WREX-TV (Rockford) · attraction · Winnebago · ~41 km · Must-see
• Beattie Park · sanctuary · Winnebago · ~42 km · Must-see
• Kishwaukee River State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · DeKalb · ~42 km · Must-see
• Rockmen Guardians · attraction · Winnebago · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pine Rock

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Pine Rock

• Fabyan Windmill · viewpoint · Kane · ~100 km · Must-see
• Charles Mound · viewpoint · Jackson · ~123 km · Must-see
• Charles Mound · viewpoint · Jo Daviess · ~123 km · Must-see
• Bascom Hill · viewpoint · Dane · ~150 km · Must-see
• Devils Backbone · viewpoint · Ogle · ~10 km
• White Rock · viewpoint · Ogle · ~11 km
• Castle Rock Scenic Outlook · viewpoint · Ogle · ~13 km
• Castle Rock · viewpoint · Ogle · ~13 km
• Bald Hill · viewpoint · Ogle · ~18 km
• The Kishwaukee Gorge · viewpoint · Winnebago · ~35 km

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