Highpoint Recreation Area

Highpoint 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Highpoint Recreation Area

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

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 Highpoint Recreation Area — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.00415, -76.51757. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Highpoint Recreation Area

• Samuel S. Lewis State Park · park · York · ~4 km · Must-see
• Mount Pisgah · viewpoint · York · ~4 km · Must-see
• National Watch and Clock Museum · museum · Lancaster · ~5 km · Must-see
• Chickies Rock · viewpoint · Lancaster · ~7 km · Must-see
• Field of Screams · park · Lancaster · ~11 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary Coptic Orthodox Church · church · Lancaster · ~12 km · Must-see
• Haines Shoe House · attraction · York · ~13 km · Must-see
• St. Mary's Catholic Church of Lancaster · church · Lancaster · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lancaster Convention Center · attraction · Lancaster · ~23 km · Must-see
• Colemanville Covered Bridge · fort · Lancaster · ~24 km · Must-see
• Bridge between East Manchester and Newberry Townships · fort · York · ~24 km · Must-see
• Conestoga Trail System · trek · Lancaster · ~24 km · Must-see
• Governor Stable · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~26 km · Must-see
• Duncan Island · fort · Lancaster · ~26 km · Must-see
• Conewago Recreation Trail · trek · Lancaster · ~26 km · Must-see
• Richard M. Nixon County Park · sanctuary · York · ~28 km · Must-see
• Susquehannock State Park · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~28 km · Must-see
• York County Heritage Rail Trail · trek · York · ~30 km · Must-see

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

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Highpoint Recreation Area

• Governor Stable · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~26 km · Must-see
• Richard M. Nixon County Park · sanctuary · York · ~28 km · Must-see
• Susquehannock State Park · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~28 km · Must-see
• Gifford Pinchot State Park · sanctuary · York · ~41 km · Must-see
• ZooAmerica · sanctuary · Dauphin · ~42 km · Must-see
• Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~49 km · Must-see
• McCormick Island · sanctuary · Dauphin · ~59 km · Must-see
• Boyd Big Tree Preserve Conservation Area · sanctuary · Dauphin · ~61 km · Must-see
• Charlotte's Quest Nature Center · sanctuary · Carroll · ~61 km · Must-see
• Swatara State Park · sanctuary · Lebanon · ~68 km · Must-see

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