Johnson Hollow

Johnson 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 Johnson 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 Johnson Hollow — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.88594, -81.95235. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Johnson Hollow

• The Channels Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Russell · ~3 km · Must-see
• The Channels State Forest · sanctuary · Washington · ~4 km · Must-see
• Beartown Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~9 km · Must-see
• Clinch Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~11 km · Must-see
• Pinnacle Natural Area Perserve · sanctuary · Russell · ~15 km · Must-see
• Redrock Mountain · viewpoint · Smyth · ~17 km · Must-see
• Saltville Baptist Church · church · Smyth · ~20 km · Must-see
• Cleveland Barrens Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Russell · ~24 km · Must-see
• Clinch River State Park · sanctuary · Russell · ~31 km · Must-see
• Clinch Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~34 km · Must-see
• Feather Camp Lookout Tower · sanctuary · Washington · ~40 km · Must-see
• Oxbow Lake · lake · Russell · ~41 km · Must-see
• South Holston Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~45 km · Must-see
• Hungry Mother State Park · sanctuary · Smyth · ~46 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Sullivan · ~48 km · Must-see
• WUKZ · attraction · Smyth · ~50 km · Must-see
• Whitetop Mountain · viewpoint · Smyth · ~52 km · Must-see
• South Holston Dam · lake · East Tennessee · ~53 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Johnson Hollow

• Beartown Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~9 km · Must-see
• Clinch Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~11 km · Must-see
• Redrock Mountain · viewpoint · Smyth · ~17 km · Must-see
• Clinch Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~34 km · Must-see
• Whitetop Mountain · viewpoint · Smyth · ~52 km · Must-see
• Mount Rogers · viewpoint · Smyth · ~55 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Grayson · ~58 km · Must-see
• Holston High Knob · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~61 km · Must-see
• Camp Rock · viewpoint · Harlan · ~74 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Harlan · ~75 km · Must-see

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