Tip Jar

Tip Jar: 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 Tip Jar

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 Tip Jar — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.48791, -83.98937. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Tip Jar

• Daniel Boone National Forest · sanctuary · Jackson · ~9 km · Must-see
• Great Saltpetre Cave Preserve · cave · Rockcastle · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Linville · lake · Rockcastle · ~42 km · Must-see
• Wood Creek Lake Dam · lake · Laurel · ~44 km · Must-see
• Red River Gorge Zipline · viewpoint · Wolfe · ~47 km · Must-see
• Wilgreen Lake · lake · Madison · ~50 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge State Resort Park · park · Powell · ~51 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Reptile Zoo · sanctuary · Powell · ~53 km · Must-see
• Levi Jackson Wilderness Road Park · park · Laurel · ~56 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~63 km · Must-see
• Kentucky River Museum · museum · Madison · ~64 km · Must-see
• Clifty Wilderness · sanctuary · Menifee · ~67 km · Must-see
• Buckhorn Lake · lake · Leslie · ~68 km · Must-see
• Bluegrass Heritage Museum · museum · Clark · ~73 km · Must-see
• Dropout Wall · viewpoint · Jackson · ~3 km
• Wind Cave Church · cave · Jackson · ~8 km
• Wind Cave Cascades · waterfall · Jackson · ~8 km
• Hamilton Bottoms · viewpoint · Jackson · ~8 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Tip Jar

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Tip Jar

• Red River Gorge Zipline · viewpoint · Wolfe · ~47 km · Must-see
• Big Lovely Mountain · viewpoint · Knott · ~100 km · Must-see
• Green River Knob · viewpoint · Casey · ~105 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Harlan · ~108 km · Must-see
• Sugarloaf Mountain · viewpoint · Rowan · ~114 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Bell · ~114 km · Must-see
• Stuffley Knob · viewpoint · Johnson · ~125 km · Must-see
• Tri-State Peak · viewpoint · Bell · ~128 km · Must-see
• Tri-State Peak · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~128 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Letcher · ~133 km · Must-see

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