Big Bend

Big Bend: 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 Big Bend

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 Big Bend — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.02601, -81.17963. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Bend

• Walker Mountain · viewpoint · Wythe · ~6 km · Must-see
• Hunting Camp Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Bland · ~12 km · Must-see
• Garden Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Bland · ~18 km · Must-see
• Big Survey Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Wythe · ~23 km · Must-see
• Kimberling Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Bland · ~25 km · Must-see
• Jefferson National Forest · sanctuary · Bland · ~27 km · Must-see
• Beartown Wilderness · sanctuary · Tazewell · ~29 km · Must-see
• Horse Heaven · viewpoint · Wythe · ~34 km · Must-see
• Little Dry Run Wilderness · sanctuary · Wythe · ~34 km · Must-see
• Devils Den · sanctuary · Grayson · ~35 km · Must-see
• Shot Tower State Park · park · Wythe · ~41 km · Must-see
• WUKZ · attraction · Smyth · ~43 km · Must-see
• New River Trail State Park · sanctuary · Wythe · ~44 km · Must-see
• Hungry Mother State Park · sanctuary · Smyth · ~44 km · Must-see
• Historic Crab Orchard Museum · museum · Tazewell · ~46 km · Must-see
• Anawalt Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · McDowell · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mount Rogers National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Grayson · ~49 km · Must-see
• Bible Way Church · church · Mercer · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Bend

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Big Bend

• Walker Mountain · viewpoint · Wythe · ~6 km · Must-see
• Horse Heaven · viewpoint · Wythe · ~34 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Grayson · ~64 km · Must-see
• Mount Rogers · viewpoint · Smyth · ~65 km · Must-see
• Redrock Mountain · viewpoint · Smyth · ~71 km · Must-see
• Whitetop Mountain · viewpoint · Smyth · ~72 km · Must-see
• Clinch Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~78 km · Must-see
• Flat Top Mountain · viewpoint · Raleigh · ~79 km · Must-see
• Tallery Mountain · viewpoint · Summers · ~79 km · Must-see
• Beartown Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~81 km · Must-see

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