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: 36.82399, -82.53571. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Back Valley

• Camp Rock · viewpoint · Harlan · ~12 km · Must-see
• Little Stony Creek · sanctuary · Letcher · ~12 km · Must-see
• Devils Fork · sanctuary · Harlan · ~13 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Harlan · ~14 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Wise · ~14 km · Must-see
• Powell Valley · viewpoint · Harlan · ~25 km · Must-see
• Laurel Fork · sanctuary · Harlan · ~25 km · Must-see
• Oxbow Lake · lake · Russell · ~26 km · Must-see
• Natural Tunnel State Park · sanctuary · Scott · ~28 km · Must-see
• Natural Tunnel State Park · cave · East Tennessee · ~29 km · Must-see
• Roaring Branch · sanctuary · Harlan · ~31 km · Must-see
• Clinch Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~36 km · Must-see
• Clinch River State Park · sanctuary · Russell · ~37 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Harlan · ~42 km · Must-see
• Clinch Ranger District Cluster · sanctuary · Letcher · ~42 km · Must-see
• Halls Butt · viewpoint · Letcher · ~42 km · Must-see
• Bays Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~42 km · Must-see
• Stone Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Lee · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Back Valley

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Back Valley

• Camp Rock · viewpoint · Harlan · ~12 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Harlan · ~14 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Wise · ~14 km · Must-see
• Powell Valley · viewpoint · Harlan · ~25 km · Must-see
• Clinch Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~36 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Harlan · ~42 km · Must-see
• Halls Butt · viewpoint · Letcher · ~42 km · Must-see
• Bays Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~42 km · Must-see
• Wallen Ridge · viewpoint · Lee · ~47 km · Must-see
• Powell Mountain · viewpoint · Lee · ~50 km · Must-see

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