Dowells Draft

Dowells Draft: 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 Dowells Draft

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 Dowells Draft — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.28013, -79.29393. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dowells Draft

• Ramsey's Draft Wilderness · sanctuary · Augusta · ~10 km · Must-see
• Fort Edward Johnson · fort · Preston · ~11 km · Must-see
• Wild Oak National Recreation Trail · trek · Augusta · ~12 km · Must-see
• Shenandoah Mountain · viewpoint · Highland · ~15 km · Must-see
• Elliott Knob · viewpoint · Augusta · ~16 km · Must-see
• Elliott Knob · viewpoint · Preston · ~16 km · Must-see
• Ugly Mountain · viewpoint · Preston · ~22 km · Must-see
• Brushy Fork Lake · lake · Preston · ~26 km · Must-see
• Reddish Knob · viewpoint · Augusta · ~26 km · Must-see
• Gypsy Hill Park · park · Preston · ~28 km · Must-see
• Hayfields State Park · sanctuary · Highland · ~29 km · Must-see
• Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library · sanctuary · Preston · ~31 km · Must-see
• Folly Mills Creek Fen Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~31 km · Must-see
• Staunton National Cemetery · sanctuary · Staunton · ~33 km · Must-see
• Evick Knob · viewpoint · Preston · ~40 km · Must-see
• Thorn Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Pendleton · ~41 km · Must-see
• Tinkling Spring Church · church · Augusta · ~44 km · Must-see
• Socrates Mountain · viewpoint · Preston · ~44 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Dowells Draft

• Shenandoah Mountain · viewpoint · Highland · ~15 km · Must-see
• Elliott Knob · viewpoint · Augusta · ~16 km · Must-see
• Elliott Knob · viewpoint · Preston · ~16 km · Must-see
• Ugly Mountain · viewpoint · Preston · ~22 km · Must-see
• Reddish Knob · viewpoint · Augusta · ~26 km · Must-see
• Evick Knob · viewpoint · Preston · ~40 km · Must-see
• Socrates Mountain · viewpoint · Preston · ~44 km · Must-see
• Socrates Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~44 km · Must-see
• Alleghany Mountain · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~54 km · Must-see
• Troublesome Valley · viewpoint · Preston · ~54 km · Must-see

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