Within 30 km4 places
Within 50 km9
Must-see2
Notable28
Best timeOctober to February
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Places near Yuanling by type
All 123 places by distance →Hill stations & viewpoints — Tianmen Mountain, 圣人山, 大垭山46 · from 43 kmParks — 凤凰山公园, 刘晓公园, 老司城遗址公园8 · from 2 kmCaves — Son-craving Cave, Watching Guigu Cave, South Overlooking Tianman Cave6 · from 83 kmWildlife, forests & gardens — 矮寨·十八洞·德夯大峡谷景区-德夯大峡谷, 红石林国家地质公园, Zhangjiajie Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park5 · from 82 km
Lakes, dams & reservoirs — Wuqiangxi Shuiku, Wuqiangxi Reservoir, Fengtan Dam18 · from 5 kmBuddhist sites — 龙兴讲寺, Tiamenshan Temple, Puguang Temple7 · from 2 kmMuseums — Xiangxi Global Geopark Museum, Xizhou Bronze Pillar Museum, Zhangjiajie Museum5 · from 69 kmForts & heritage — 向警予故居, 老司城遗址, Tusi Sites4 · from 70 km
One day from Yuanling
3 stops, one loop, back by 2:18 pm
162 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Yuanling
- Fengtan Reservoirreservoir · 45 min
- Fengtan Damdam · 45 min
- Wuqiangxi Reservoirreservoir · 45 min
- Back in Yuanling
Today’s loopYuanlingStopStraight lines between stops — distances are road estimates
Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics · © OpenStreetMap contributorsQuestions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Yuanling?
龙兴讲寺 (Buddhist site, about 2 km), 凤凰山公园 (park, about 2 km), Wuqiangxi Shuiku (lake, about 5 km), Wuqiangxi Reservoir (reservoir, about 32 km), Fengtan Dam (dam, about 41 km), Yanwuyun Shuiku (lake, about 16 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Yuanling?
9 places on Spotwander: 3 hill stations & viewpoints, 4 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 1 park, 1 Buddhist site.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Yuanling?
圣人山, about 43 km by road; 大垭山 (47 km) is next.
Which is the nearest lake to Yuanling?
Wuqiangxi Shuiku, about 5 km by road; Yanwuyun Shuiku (16 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Yuanling?
Start in Yuanling, visit Fengtan Reservoir, then Fengtan Dam, then Wuqiangxi Reservoir, and drive back — about 162 km by road in all.