Poor Valley

Poor 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 Poor 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 Poor Valley — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.03373, -81.50039. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Poor Valley

• Beartown Wilderness · sanctuary · Tazewell · ~9 km · Must-see
• Historic Crab Orchard Museum · museum · Tazewell · ~14 km · Must-see
• Garden Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Bland · ~18 km · Must-see
• Hungry Mother State Park · sanctuary · Smyth · ~21 km · Must-see
• WUKZ · attraction · Smyth · ~25 km · Must-see
• Hunting Camp Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Bland · ~29 km · Must-see
• Walker Mountain · viewpoint · Wythe · ~29 km · Must-see
• Redrock Mountain · viewpoint · Smyth · ~37 km · Must-see
• Saltville Baptist Church · church · Smyth · ~37 km · Must-see
• Anawalt Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · McDowell · ~41 km · Must-see
• Raccoon Branch Wilderness · sanctuary · Smyth · ~41 km · Must-see
• Jefferson National Forest · sanctuary · Bland · ~41 km · Must-see
• Clinch Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mount Rogers National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Grayson · ~45 km · Must-see
• Beartown Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~46 km · Must-see
• Little Dry Run Wilderness · sanctuary · Wythe · ~47 km · Must-see
• Little Wilson Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Grayson · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lewis Fork Wilderness · sanctuary · Smyth · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Poor Valley

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Poor Valley

• Walker Mountain · viewpoint · Wythe · ~29 km · Must-see
• Redrock Mountain · viewpoint · Smyth · ~37 km · Must-see
• Clinch Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~44 km · Must-see
• Beartown Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mount Rogers · viewpoint · Smyth · ~52 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Grayson · ~52 km · Must-see
• Horse Heaven · viewpoint · Wythe · ~53 km · Must-see
• Whitetop Mountain · viewpoint · Smyth · ~56 km · Must-see
• Three Top Mountain · viewpoint · Ashe · ~85 km · Must-see
• Clinch Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~88 km · Must-see

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