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Places near Cheat Lake by type
All 167 places by distance →One day from Cheat Lake
5 stops, one loop, back by 5:57 pm
68 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Cheat Lake
- Snake Hill Wildlife Management Areahill · 2 hrs
- West Virginia Botanic Gardengarden · 2 hrs
- Dorsey Knobviewpoint · 1 hrs
- The Royce J. and Caroline B. Watts Museummuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Friendship Hill National Historic Sitehill · 2 hrs
- Back in Cheat Lake
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Cheat Lake?
Cheat Lake (lake, about 1 km), West Virginia Botanic Garden (garden, about 6 km), Snake Hill Wildlife Management Area (hill, about 9 km), The Royce J. and Caroline B. Watts Museum (museum, about 13 km), Dorsey Knob (viewpoint, about 15 km), Friendship Hill National Historic Site (hill, about 16 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Cheat Lake?
85 places on Spotwander: 13 wildlife, forests & gardens, 17 hill stations & viewpoints, 23 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 10 parks, 7 churches.
Which is the nearest sanctuary to Cheat Lake?
West Virginia Botanic Garden, about 6 km by road; Snake Hill Wildlife Management Area (9 km) is next.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Cheat Lake?
Keeners Knob, about 11 km by road; Cheat Canyon (11 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Cheat Lake?
Start in Cheat Lake, visit Snake Hill Wildlife Management Area, then West Virginia Botanic Garden, then Dorsey Knob, then The Royce J. and Caroline B. Watts Museum, then Friendship Hill National Historic Site, and drive back — about 68 km by road in all.