Back Hollow

Back Hollow: 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 Back Hollow

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 Back Hollow — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.14040, -80.71923. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Back Hollow

• Claytor Lake State Park · lake · Pulaski · ~15 km · Must-see
• Claytor Lake · lake · Pulaski · ~17 km · Must-see
• Tate Lohr Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Mercer · ~33 km · Must-see
• Hahn Horticultural Garden · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mountain Lake Wilderness Cluster · lake · Monroe · ~37 km · Must-see
• Kimberling Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Bland · ~39 km · Must-see
• Peters Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Giles · ~40 km · Must-see
• Clover Hollow Natural Area Preserve · viewpoint · Monroe · ~40 km · Must-see
• Clover Hollow Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Giles · ~40 km · Must-see
• Shot Tower State Park · park · Wythe · ~41 km · Must-see
• Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Floyd · ~42 km · Must-see
• New River Trail State Park · sanctuary · Wythe · ~42 km · Must-see
• Salt Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Monroe · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mountain Lake Wilderness · lake · Craig · ~47 km · Must-see
• Big Survey Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Wythe · ~50 km · Must-see
• Brush Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~50 km · Must-see
• Pedlar Hills Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Monroe · ~54 km · Must-see
• Allegheny Trail · trek · Monroe · ~55 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Back Hollow

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Back Hollow

• Clover Hollow Natural Area Preserve · viewpoint · Monroe · ~40 km · Must-see
• Salt Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Monroe · ~45 km · Must-see
• Walker Mountain · viewpoint · Wythe · ~60 km · Must-see
• Moteshard Mountain · viewpoint · Monroe · ~62 km · Must-see
• Tallery Mountain · viewpoint · Summers · ~64 km · Must-see
• Calders Peak · viewpoint · Monroe · ~68 km · Must-see
• Horse Heaven · viewpoint · Wythe · ~68 km · Must-see
• Bickett Knob · viewpoint · Monroe · ~70 km · Must-see
• Twelve O'clock Knob · viewpoint · Monroe · ~72 km · Must-see
• Bob White Covered Bridge · viewpoint · Patrick · ~73 km · Must-see

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