Bench Mountain

Bench Mountain: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Bench Mountain

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Bench Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.98207, -80.58812. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bench Mountain

• Claytor Lake · lake · Pulaski · ~10 km · Must-see
• Claytor Lake State Park · lake · Pulaski · ~11 km · Must-see
• Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Floyd · ~16 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Mountain Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Floyd · ~30 km · Must-see
• New River Trail State Park · sanctuary · Wythe · ~33 km · Must-see
• Shot Tower State Park · park · Wythe · ~35 km · Must-see
• Rocky Knob Recreation Area · sanctuary · Floyd · ~35 km · Must-see
• Hahn Horticultural Garden · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~38 km · Must-see
• Jack's Creek Covered Bridge · fort · Patrick · ~46 km · Must-see
• Bob White Covered Bridge · viewpoint · Patrick · ~47 km · Must-see
• Pedlar Hills Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Monroe · ~51 km · Must-see
• Clover Hollow Natural Area Preserve · viewpoint · Monroe · ~52 km · Must-see
• Clover Hollow Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Giles · ~52 km · Must-see
• Big Survey Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Wythe · ~53 km · Must-see
• Mountain Lake Wilderness Cluster · lake · Monroe · ~53 km · Must-see
• Poor Mountain · sanctuary · Monroe · ~55 km · Must-see
• Brush Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lovill's Creek Lake · lake · Carroll · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bench Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bench Mountain

• Bob White Covered Bridge · viewpoint · Patrick · ~47 km · Must-see
• Clover Hollow Natural Area Preserve · viewpoint · Monroe · ~52 km · Must-see
• Salt Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Monroe · ~60 km · Must-see
• Twelve O'clock Knob · viewpoint · Monroe · ~67 km · Must-see
• Horse Heaven · viewpoint · Wythe · ~68 km · Must-see
• Walker Mountain · viewpoint · Wythe · ~72 km · Must-see
• Maggoty Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~72 km · Must-see
• Moteshard Mountain · viewpoint · Monroe · ~74 km · Must-see
• Grassy Hill · viewpoint · Franklin · ~76 km · Must-see
• McAfee Knob · viewpoint · Roanoke · ~84 km · Must-see

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