Back Valley

Back 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 Back 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 Back Valley — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.17318, -80.92036. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Back Valley

• Kimberling Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Bland · ~16 km · Must-see
• Tate Lohr Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Mercer · ~21 km · Must-see
• Jefferson National Forest · sanctuary · Bland · ~32 km · Must-see
• Claytor Lake · lake · Pulaski · ~35 km · Must-see
• Bible Way Church · church · Mercer · ~35 km · Must-see
• Claytor Lake State Park · lake · Pulaski · ~36 km · Must-see
• Hunting Camp Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Bland · ~38 km · Must-see
• Big Survey Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Wythe · ~41 km · Must-see
• Walker Mountain · viewpoint · Wythe · ~41 km · Must-see
• Shot Tower State Park · park · Wythe · ~43 km · Must-see
• New River Trail State Park · sanctuary · Wythe · ~45 km · Must-see
• Peters Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Giles · ~46 km · Must-see
• Garden Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Bland · ~49 km · Must-see
• Bluestone Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Summers · ~50 km · Must-see
• Mountain Lake Wilderness Cluster · lake · Monroe · ~50 km · Must-see
• Pipestem Falls · waterfall · Summers · ~51 km · Must-see
• Jordan's Chapel · church · Summers · ~53 km · Must-see
• Bluestone National Scenic River · sanctuary · Summers · ~54 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Back Valley

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Back Valley

• Walker Mountain · viewpoint · Wythe · ~41 km · Must-see
• Tallery Mountain · viewpoint · Summers · ~55 km · Must-see
• Clover Hollow Natural Area Preserve · viewpoint · Monroe · ~56 km · Must-see
• Salt Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Monroe · ~57 km · Must-see
• Horse Heaven · viewpoint · Wythe · ~59 km · Must-see
• Flat Top Mountain · viewpoint · Raleigh · ~62 km · Must-see
• Calders Peak · viewpoint · Monroe · ~72 km · Must-see
• Bickett Knob · viewpoint · Monroe · ~75 km · Must-see
• Moteshard Mountain · viewpoint · Monroe · ~75 km · Must-see
• Plumley Mountain · viewpoint · Raleigh · ~84 km · Must-see

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