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Places near Dobson by type
All 249 places by distance →One day from Dobson
5 stops, one loop, back by 3:17 pm
81 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Dobson
- Salem Fork Baptist Churchchurch · 30 min
- Camp Raven Knobnature spot · 2 hrs
- Lovill's Creek Lakelake · 45 min
- Andy Griffith Museummuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Hawks Lake Damdam · 45 min
- Back in Dobson
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Dobson?
Andy Griffith Museum (museum, about 19 km), Camp Raven Knob (nature spot, about 19 km), Salem Fork Baptist Church (church, about 7 km), Lovill's Creek Lake (lake, about 28 km), Hawks Lake Dam (dam, about 8 km), Pilot Mountain (viewpoint, about 29 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Dobson?
153 places on Spotwander: 57 hill stations & viewpoints, 38 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 9 wildlife, forests & gardens, 11 forts & heritage, 15 waterfalls.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Dobson?
Horse Knob, about 26 km by road; Sams Knob (27 km) is next.
Which is the nearest lake to Dobson?
Hawks Lake Dam, about 8 km by road; Shopshire Dam (12 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Dobson?
Start in Dobson, visit Salem Fork Baptist Church, then Camp Raven Knob, then Lovill's Creek Lake, then Andy Griffith Museum, then Hawks Lake Dam, and drive back — about 81 km by road in all.