Quarry Rock

Quarry Rock: 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 Quarry Rock

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 Quarry Rock — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.75628, -83.66884. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Quarry Rock

• Natural Bridge State Resort Park · park · Powell · ~3 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Reptile Zoo · sanctuary · Powell · ~6 km · Must-see
• Red River Gorge Zipline · viewpoint · Wolfe · ~7 km · Must-see
• Clifty Wilderness · sanctuary · Menifee · ~15 km · Must-see
• Olympia State Forest · sanctuary · Bath · ~40 km · Must-see
• Cave Run Lake · cave · Rowan · ~46 km · Must-see
• Daniel Boone National Forest · sanctuary · Jackson · ~57 km · Must-see
• Bluegrass Heritage Museum · museum · Clark · ~65 km · Must-see
• Sugarloaf Mountain · viewpoint · Rowan · ~66 km · Must-see
• Kentucky River Museum · museum · Madison · ~68 km · Must-see
• Buckhorn Lake · lake · Leslie · ~69 km · Must-see
• Big Lovely Mountain · viewpoint · Knott · ~73 km · Must-see
• Wilgreen Lake · lake · Madison · ~75 km · Must-see
• Gorge Underground · cave · Wolfe · ~1 km
• Emerald City · viewpoint · Wolfe · ~1 km
• Global Village · viewpoint · Wolfe · ~1 km
• Mill Creek Lake Dam · lake · Powell · ~2 km
• Natural Bridge · viewpoint · Powell · ~3 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Quarry Rock

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Quarry Rock

• Red River Gorge Zipline · viewpoint · Wolfe · ~7 km · Must-see
• Sugarloaf Mountain · viewpoint · Rowan · ~66 km · Must-see
• Big Lovely Mountain · viewpoint · Knott · ~73 km · Must-see
• Stuffley Knob · viewpoint · Johnson · ~82 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Harlan · ~128 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Letcher · ~130 km · Must-see
• Halls Butt · viewpoint · Letcher · ~138 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Harlan · ~145 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Dickenson · ~149 km · Must-see
• Emerald City · viewpoint · Wolfe · ~1 km

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