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Places near Craigsville by type
All 259 places by distance →One day from Craigsville
5 stops, one loop, back by 4:24 pm
116 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Craigsville
- Summit Lakepeak · 45 min
- Big Ditch Wildlife Management Areanature spot · 2 hrs
- Cottle Knobviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Burnt Knobviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Summersville Lakelake · 45 min
- Back in Craigsville
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Craigsville?
Cottle Knob (viewpoint, about 4 km), Big Ditch Wildlife Management Area (nature spot, about 14 km), Summersville Lake (lake, about 25 km), Summit Lake (peak, about 26 km), Burnt Knob (viewpoint, about 6 km), Wildcat Knob (viewpoint, about 9 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Craigsville?
156 places on Spotwander: 121 hill stations & viewpoints, 6 wildlife, forests & gardens, 8 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 8 parks, 7 waterfalls.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Craigsville?
Cottle Knob, about 4 km by road; Burnt Knob (6 km) is next.
Which is the nearest sanctuary to Craigsville?
Big Ditch Wildlife Management Area, about 14 km by road; Cranberry Wilderness (36 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Craigsville?
Start in Craigsville, visit Summit Lake, then Big Ditch Wildlife Management Area, then Cottle Knob, then Burnt Knob, then Summersville Lake, and drive back — about 116 km by road in all.





























