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Places near Charlottesville by type
All 223 places by distance →One day from Charlottesville
5 stops, one loop, back by 1:42 pm
28 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Charlottesville
- Pantops Mountainviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Patterson Mountainviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Crabtree Fallswaterfall · 1.5 hrs
- Mount Jeffersonviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Greenbrier Parkpark · 45 min
- Back in Charlottesville
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Charlottesville?
Court Square Park (park, about 1 km), Market Street Park (park, about 1 km), Woolen Mills Chapel (church, about 2 km), Foster Site (heritage site, about 3 km), Homer (attraction, about 3 km), Pantops Mountain (viewpoint, about 4 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Charlottesville?
179 places on Spotwander: 61 hill stations & viewpoints, 53 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 18 parks, 2 wildlife, forests & gardens, 11 forts & heritage.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Charlottesville?
Pantops Mountain, about 4 km by road; Patterson Mountain (4 km) is next.
Which is the nearest lake to Charlottesville?
Baileys Dam, about 5 km by road; Reynovia Dam (6 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Charlottesville?
Start in Charlottesville, visit Pantops Mountain, then Patterson Mountain, then Crabtree Falls, then Mount Jefferson, then Greenbrier Park, and drive back — about 28 km by road in all.