Alpine Recreation Area

Alpine Recreation Area: 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 park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Alpine Recreation Area

Season: Year-round, evenings.

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 Alpine Recreation Area — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.91542, -84.51638. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Alpine Recreation Area

• Beaver Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · McCreary · ~9 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Falls · waterfall · McCreary · ~22 km · Must-see
• Laurel River Lake · lake · Laurel · ~36 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Falls · waterfall · Wayne · ~39 km · Must-see
• Green River Knob · viewpoint · Casey · ~49 km · Must-see
• Big South Fork Angel Falls · waterfall · East Tennessee · ~52 km · Must-see
• Wood Creek Lake Dam · lake · Laurel · ~55 km · Must-see
• Levi Jackson Wilderness Road Park · park · Laurel · ~58 km · Must-see
• Pickett CCC Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Middle Tennessee · ~58 km · Must-see
• Dr. Thomas Walker State Historic Site · sanctuary · Knox · ~67 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Linville · lake · Rockcastle · ~68 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery Visitor And Environmental Education Center · sanctuary · Russell · ~70 km · Must-see
• Great Saltpetre Cave Preserve · cave · Rockcastle · ~72 km · Must-see
• Sgt. Alvin C. York State Historic Park · park · Middle Tennessee · ~72 km · Must-see
• North Cave Hollow · cave · Pulaski · ~6 km
• Cave Creek Church · cave · Pulaski · ~7 km
• Cumberland Church · church · Pulaski · ~9 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Alpine Recreation Area

Other parks near Alpine Recreation Area

• Levi Jackson Wilderness Road Park · park · Laurel · ~58 km · Must-see
• Sgt. Alvin C. York State Historic Park · park · Middle Tennessee · ~72 km · Must-see
• Blanton Forest State Nature Preserve · park · Harlan · ~130 km · Must-see
• Sharp Ridge Memorial Park · park · East Tennessee · ~142 km · Must-see
• Chilhowee Park · park · East Tennessee · ~146 km · Must-see
• Cradle of Country Music Park · park · East Tennessee · ~148 km · Must-see
• World's Fair Park · park · East Tennessee · ~148 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge State Resort Park · park · Powell · ~150 km · Must-see
• General Burnside Island State Park · park · Pulaski · ~13 km
• Kentucky Splash Waterpark · park · Whitley · ~46 km

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