Natural Chimneys

Natural Chimneys: 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Natural Chimneys

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

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 Natural Chimneys — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.35874, -79.08253. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Natural Chimneys

• Wild Oak National Recreation Trail · trek · Augusta · ~17 km · Must-see
• Reddish Knob · viewpoint · Augusta · ~23 km · Must-see
• Ramsey's Draft Wilderness · sanctuary · Augusta · ~27 km · Must-see
• Gypsy Hill Park · park · Preston · ~28 km · Must-see
• Ugly Mountain · viewpoint · Preston · ~28 km · Must-see
• Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library · sanctuary · Preston · ~29 km · Must-see
• Brushy Fork Lake · lake · Preston · ~30 km · Must-see
• Grand Caverns · sanctuary · Preston · ~30 km · Must-see
• Staunton National Cemetery · sanctuary · Staunton · ~31 km · Must-see
• Evick Knob · viewpoint · Preston · ~32 km · Must-see
• Fort Edward Johnson · fort · Preston · ~34 km · Must-see
• Deep Run Ponds Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~35 km · Must-see
• Folly Mills Creek Fen Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~36 km · Must-see
• Elliott Knob · viewpoint · Augusta · ~37 km · Must-see
• Elliott Knob · viewpoint · Preston · ~37 km · Must-see
• Tinkling Spring Church · church · Augusta · ~40 km · Must-see
• Shenandoah Mountain · viewpoint · Highland · ~40 km · Must-see
• Socrates Mountain · viewpoint · Preston · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Natural Chimneys

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Natural Chimneys

• Ramsey's Draft Wilderness · sanctuary · Augusta · ~27 km · Must-see
• Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library · sanctuary · Preston · ~29 km · Must-see
• Grand Caverns · sanctuary · Preston · ~30 km · Must-see
• Staunton National Cemetery · sanctuary · Staunton · ~31 km · Must-see
• Deep Run Ponds Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~35 km · Must-see
• Folly Mills Creek Fen Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~36 km · Must-see
• Thorn Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Pendleton · ~42 km · Must-see
• Hayfields State Park · sanctuary · Highland · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mount Joy Pond Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~59 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary's Wilderness · sanctuary · Augusta · ~60 km · Must-see

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