Ore Ridge

Ore 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 Ore 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 Ore Ridge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.73302, -77.20121. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ore Ridge

• Walker Lake (Pennsylvania) · lake · Snyder · ~10 km · Must-see
• Jacks Mountain · viewpoint · Snyder · ~12 km · Must-see
• Snyder-Middleswarth Natural Area · sanctuary · Snyder · ~14 km · Must-see
• Tall Timbers Natural Area · sanctuary · Snyder · ~17 km · Must-see
• Bear Run Natural Area · sanctuary · Centre · ~25 km · Must-see
• Poe Paddy State Park · sanctuary · Centre · ~27 km · Must-see
• Bald Eagle State Forest · sanctuary · Centre · ~29 km · Must-see
• Reeds Gap State Park · park · Mifflin · ~29 km · Must-see
• Poe Valley State Park · sanctuary · Centre · ~31 km · Must-see
• Big Flat · viewpoint · Mifflin · ~33 km · Must-see
• Halfway Dam · lake · Union · ~36 km · Must-see
• R. B. Winter State Park · park · Union · ~36 km · Must-see
• Sand Bridge State Park · park · Union · ~36 km · Must-see
• Halfway Run Natural Area · sanctuary · Union · ~37 km · Must-see
• Brush Valley · viewpoint · Centre · ~38 km · Must-see
• Little Buffalo State Park · park · Perry · ~39 km · Must-see
• McCalls Dam State Park · lake · Centre · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lewistown Armory · attraction · Mifflin · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ore Ridge

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Ore Ridge

• Jacks Mountain · viewpoint · Snyder · ~12 km · Must-see
• Big Flat · viewpoint · Mifflin · ~33 km · Must-see
• Brush Valley · viewpoint · Centre · ~38 km · Must-see
• Penns Valley · viewpoint · Centre · ~42 km · Must-see
• Egg Hill · viewpoint · Centre · ~44 km · Must-see
• Cowbell Hollow · viewpoint · Union · ~46 km · Must-see
• Little Sugar Valley · viewpoint · Centre · ~49 km · Must-see
• Nittany Valley · viewpoint · Centre · ~53 km · Must-see
• Beartrap Hollow · viewpoint · Lycoming · ~57 km · Must-see
• Bald Knob Ridge · viewpoint · Centre · ~61 km · Must-see

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