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Places near Summersville by type
All 258 places by distance →One day from Summersville
5 stops, one loop, back by 2:00 pm
80 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Summersville
- Peerless Eagle Damdam · 45 min
- Carnifex Ferry Battlefield State Parkpark · 45 min
- Summersville Lakelake · 45 min
- Cottle Knobviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Nicholas County Veterans Memorial Parkmonument · 45 min
- Back in Summersville
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Summersville?
Summersville Lake (lake, about 5 km), Carnifex Ferry Battlefield State Park (park, about 14 km), Lonetree Mountain (viewpoint, about 2 km), Cottle Knob (viewpoint, about 25 km), Nicholas County Veterans Memorial Park (monument, about 5 km), Narcissus Cave (cave, about 6 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Summersville?
137 places on Spotwander: 97 hill stations & viewpoints, 11 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 5 wildlife, forests & gardens, 8 parks, 11 waterfalls.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Summersville?
Lonetree Mountain, about 2 km by road; Fowler Knob (12 km) is next.
Which is the nearest lake to Summersville?
Summersville Lake, about 5 km by road; Peerless Eagle Dam (6 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Summersville?
Start in Summersville, visit Peerless Eagle Dam, then Carnifex Ferry Battlefield State Park, then Summersville Lake, then Cottle Knob, then Nicholas County Veterans Memorial Park, and drive back — about 80 km by road in all.