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Places near Thurmond by type
All 248 places by distance →One day from Thurmond
5 stops, one loop, back by 6:02 pm
131 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Thurmond
- Lake Laurel Damdam · 45 min
- Camp Raven Knobnature spot · 2 hrs
- Stone Mt State Park Waterfallswaterfall · 1.5 hrs
- Doughton Parknature spot · 2 hrs
- WIFM-FM (Elkin)lake · 45 min
- Back in Thurmond
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Thurmond?
Stone Mt State Park Waterfalls (waterfall, about 13 km), Stone Mountain State Park (nature spot, about 15 km), Camp Raven Knob (nature spot, about 18 km), WIFM-FM (Elkin) (lake, about 26 km), Lake Laurel Dam (dam, about 7 km), Doughton Park (nature spot, about 29 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Thurmond?
151 places on Spotwander: 65 hill stations & viewpoints, 33 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 10 wildlife, forests & gardens, 15 waterfalls, 7 churches.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Thurmond?
Rich Mountain, about 16 km by road; Bullhead Mountain (19 km) is next.
Which is the nearest lake to Thurmond?
Lake Laurel Dam, about 7 km by road; Camp Cheerio Dam (11 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Thurmond?
Start in Thurmond, visit Lake Laurel Dam, then Camp Raven Knob, then Stone Mt State Park Waterfalls, then Doughton Park, then WIFM-FM (Elkin), and drive back — about 131 km by road in all.