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: 36.96074, -82.17623. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Back Valley

• Cleveland Barrens Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Russell · ~4 km · Must-see
• Clinch River State Park · sanctuary · Russell · ~7 km · Must-see
• Pinnacle Natural Area Perserve · sanctuary · Russell · ~14 km · Must-see
• Oxbow Lake · lake · Russell · ~18 km · Must-see
• The Channels Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Russell · ~26 km · Must-see
• The Channels State Forest · sanctuary · Washington · ~26 km · Must-see
• Clinch Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~27 km · Must-see
• Beartown Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~31 km · Must-see
• Little Stony Creek · sanctuary · Letcher · ~32 km · Must-see
• Clinch Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~34 km · Must-see
• Ralph Stanley Museum · museum · McDowell · ~41 km · Must-see
• Redrock Mountain · viewpoint · Smyth · ~41 km · Must-see
• John W Flannagan Dam · lake · Dickenson · ~42 km · Must-see
• Saltville Baptist Church · church · Smyth · ~46 km · Must-see
• Breaks Interstate Park · sanctuary · Dickenson · ~46 km · Must-see
• Camp Rock · viewpoint · Harlan · ~50 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Sullivan · ~51 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Dickenson · ~51 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Back Valley

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Back Valley

• Clinch Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~27 km · Must-see
• Beartown Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~31 km · Must-see
• Clinch Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~34 km · Must-see
• Redrock Mountain · viewpoint · Smyth · ~41 km · Must-see
• Camp Rock · viewpoint · Harlan · ~50 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Dickenson · ~51 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Harlan · ~51 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Wise · ~51 km · Must-see
• Powell Valley · viewpoint · Harlan · ~65 km · Must-see
• Holston High Knob · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~71 km · Must-see

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