Hickory Ridge

Hickory 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 Hickory 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 Hickory Ridge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.46361, -77.10122. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hickory Ridge

• Little Buffalo State Park · park · Perry · ~9 km · Must-see
• Hoverter and Sholl Box Huckleberry Natural Area · sanctuary · Perry · ~11 km · Must-see
• Dellville Covered Bridge · fort · Perry · ~14 km · Must-see
• Fort Halifax · fort · Dauphin · ~18 km · Must-see
• Joseph E. Ibberson Conservation Area · sanctuary · Dauphin · ~22 km · Must-see
• McCormick Island · sanctuary · Dauphin · ~30 km · Must-see
• Boyd Big Tree Preserve Conservation Area · sanctuary · Dauphin · ~30 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Park · park · Dauphin · ~31 km · Must-see
• Italian Lake Park · lake · Dauphin · ~32 km · Must-see
• Pennsylvania National Fire Museum · museum · Dauphin · ~34 km · Must-see
• Riverfront Park · park · Dauphin · ~35 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Perry · ~35 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Dauphin · ~35 km · Must-see
• German Evangelical Zion Lutheran Church · church · Dauphin · ~35 km · Must-see
• Salem United Church of Christ · church · Dauphin · ~36 km · Must-see
• Peace Church · church · Cumberland · ~36 km · Must-see
• State Museum of Pennsylvania · museum · Dauphin · ~36 km · Must-see
• Cathedral Parish of Saint Patrick · church · Dauphin · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Hickory Ridge

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Hickory Ridge

• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Perry · ~35 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Dauphin · ~35 km · Must-see
• Jacks Mountain · viewpoint · Snyder · ~50 km · Must-see
• Conococheague Mountain · viewpoint · Perry · ~53 km · Must-see
• Kings Gap Environmental Education Center · viewpoint · Cumberland · ~56 km · Must-see
• Big Flat · viewpoint · Mifflin · ~63 km · Must-see
• Tuscarora Mountain · viewpoint · Perry · ~63 km · Must-see
• Penns Valley · viewpoint · Centre · ~73 km · Must-see
• Jacks Mountain · viewpoint · Mifflin · ~73 km · Must-see
• Egg Hill · viewpoint · Centre · ~73 km · Must-see

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