Dry Valley

Dry Valley: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Dry Valley

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Dry Valley — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.53258, -85.35690. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dry Valley

• Paradise Garden · church · Chattooga · ~5 km · Must-see
• Taylor Ridge · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~13 km · Must-see
• James H."Sloppy" Floyd State Park · park · Chattooga · ~14 km · Must-see
• McLemore Cove · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~16 km · Must-see
• Pigeon Mountain · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~17 km · Must-see
• Taylor Ridge · viewpoint · Walker · ~18 km · Must-see
• Petty John's Cave · cave · DeKalb · ~18 km · Must-see
• Ellison's Cave · cave · DeKalb · ~18 km · Must-see
• Straight Gut Valley · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~24 km · Must-see
• Rocky Mountain Project · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~24 km · Must-see
• Johns Mountain · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~24 km · Must-see
• Big Texas Valley · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lavender Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~30 km · Must-see
• Desoto State Park · sanctuary · DeKalb · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake Marvin · lake · DeKalb · ~31 km · Must-see
• Turkey Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~32 km · Must-see
• Little River Falls · waterfall · DeKalb · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Conasauga · lake · Cherokee · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dry Valley

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Dry Valley

• Taylor Ridge · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~13 km · Must-see
• McLemore Cove · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~16 km · Must-see
• Pigeon Mountain · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~17 km · Must-see
• Taylor Ridge · viewpoint · Walker · ~18 km · Must-see
• Straight Gut Valley · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~24 km · Must-see
• Big Texas Valley · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lavender Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~30 km · Must-see
• Turkey Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~32 km · Must-see
• Baugh Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~38 km · Must-see
• Blossom Hill · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~43 km · Must-see

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