Wildcat Ridge

Wildcat 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 Wildcat 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 Wildcat Ridge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.56815, -77.09031. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Wildcat Ridge

• Little Buffalo State Park · park · Perry · ~19 km · Must-see
• Fort Halifax · fort · Dauphin · ~21 km · Must-see
• Hoverter and Sholl Box Huckleberry Natural Area · sanctuary · Perry · ~24 km · Must-see
• Joseph E. Ibberson Conservation Area · sanctuary · Dauphin · ~28 km · Must-see
• Dellville Covered Bridge · fort · Perry · ~29 km · Must-see
• Walker Lake (Pennsylvania) · lake · Snyder · ~34 km · Must-see
• Jacks Mountain · viewpoint · Snyder · ~37 km · Must-see
• Boyd Big Tree Preserve Conservation Area · sanctuary · Dauphin · ~39 km · Must-see
• Snyder-Middleswarth Natural Area · sanctuary · Snyder · ~39 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Park · park · Dauphin · ~41 km · Must-see
• Tall Timbers Natural Area · sanctuary · Snyder · ~41 km · Must-see
• McCormick Island · sanctuary · Dauphin · ~41 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Dauphin · ~42 km · Must-see
• Italian Lake Park · lake · Dauphin · ~43 km · Must-see
• Pennsylvania National Fire Museum · museum · Dauphin · ~46 km · Must-see
• Reeds Gap State Park · park · Mifflin · ~46 km · Must-see
• Riverfront Park · park · Dauphin · ~46 km · Must-see
• German Evangelical Zion Lutheran Church · church · Dauphin · ~47 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Wildcat Ridge

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Wildcat Ridge

• Jacks Mountain · viewpoint · Snyder · ~37 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Dauphin · ~42 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Perry · ~47 km · Must-see
• Big Flat · viewpoint · Mifflin · ~54 km · Must-see
• Conococheague Mountain · viewpoint · Perry · ~60 km · Must-see
• Brush Valley · viewpoint · Centre · ~64 km · Must-see
• Penns Valley · viewpoint · Centre · ~64 km · Must-see
• Egg Hill · viewpoint · Centre · ~65 km · Must-see
• Cowbell Hollow · viewpoint · Union · ~67 km · Must-see
• Kings Gap Environmental Education Center · viewpoint · Cumberland · ~70 km · Must-see

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