Thompson Valley

Thompson 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 Thompson 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 Thompson Valley — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.02178, -81.62484. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Thompson Valley

• Historic Crab Orchard Museum · museum · Tazewell · ~15 km · Must-see
• Hungry Mother State Park · sanctuary · Smyth · ~22 km · Must-see
• Beartown Wilderness · sanctuary · Tazewell · ~22 km · Must-see
• Redrock Mountain · viewpoint · Smyth · ~24 km · Must-see
• Saltville Baptist Church · church · Smyth · ~26 km · Must-see
• WUKZ · attraction · Smyth · ~27 km · Must-see
• Clinch Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~30 km · Must-see
• Garden Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Bland · ~32 km · Must-see
• Beartown Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~33 km · Must-see
• Hunting Camp Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Bland · ~43 km · Must-see
• Walker Mountain · viewpoint · Wythe · ~43 km · Must-see
• Raccoon Branch Wilderness · sanctuary · Smyth · ~44 km · Must-see
• The Channels State Forest · sanctuary · Washington · ~44 km · Must-see
• The Channels Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Russell · ~44 km · Must-see
• Anawalt Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · McDowell · ~48 km · Must-see
• Pinnacle Natural Area Perserve · sanctuary · Russell · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mount Rogers National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Grayson · ~50 km · Must-see
• Feather Camp Lookout Tower · sanctuary · Washington · ~51 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Thompson Valley

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Thompson Valley

• Redrock Mountain · viewpoint · Smyth · ~24 km · Must-see
• Clinch Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~30 km · Must-see
• Beartown Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~33 km · Must-see
• Walker Mountain · viewpoint · Wythe · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mount Rogers · viewpoint · Smyth · ~51 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Grayson · ~52 km · Must-see
• Whitetop Mountain · viewpoint · Smyth · ~53 km · Must-see
• Horse Heaven · viewpoint · Wythe · ~63 km · Must-see
• Clinch Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~75 km · Must-see
• Three Top Mountain · viewpoint · Ashe · ~83 km · Must-see

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