Coffin Ridge

Coffin Ridge: 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 Coffin Ridge

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 Coffin Ridge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.85237, -83.65059. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Coffin Ridge

• Clifty Wilderness · sanctuary · Menifee · ~8 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Reptile Zoo · sanctuary · Powell · ~10 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge State Resort Park · park · Powell · ~13 km · Must-see
• Red River Gorge Zipline · viewpoint · Wolfe · ~20 km · Must-see
• Olympia State Forest · sanctuary · Bath · ~27 km · Must-see
• Cave Run Lake · cave · Rowan · ~34 km · Must-see
• Sugarloaf Mountain · viewpoint · Rowan · ~53 km · Must-see
• Bluegrass Heritage Museum · museum · Clark · ~61 km · Must-see
• Kentucky River Museum · museum · Madison · ~68 km · Must-see
• Daniel Boone National Forest · sanctuary · Jackson · ~68 km · Must-see
• Buzzard Ridge · viewpoint · Menifee · ~1 km
• The Dome · viewpoint · Menifee · ~1 km
• Phantasia Wall · viewpoint · Menifee · ~1 km
• Tarr Ridge · viewpoint · Menifee · ~2 km
• Crow’s Eye Arch · viewpoint · Menifee · ~2 km
• Long Wall · viewpoint · Menifee · ~2 km
• Fortress Wall · viewpoint · Menifee · ~2 km
• Dunkan Rock · viewpoint · Menifee · ~2 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Coffin Ridge

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Coffin Ridge

• Red River Gorge Zipline · viewpoint · Wolfe · ~20 km · Must-see
• Sugarloaf Mountain · viewpoint · Rowan · ~53 km · Must-see
• Big Lovely Mountain · viewpoint · Knott · ~78 km · Must-see
• Stuffley Knob · viewpoint · Johnson · ~81 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Letcher · ~139 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Harlan · ~141 km · Must-see
• Behm Mountain · viewpoint · Adams · ~141 km · Must-see
• Halls Butt · viewpoint · Letcher · ~147 km · Must-see
• Buzzard Ridge · viewpoint · Menifee · ~1 km
• The Dome · viewpoint · Menifee · ~1 km

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