Coles Knob

Coles Knob: 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 Coles Knob

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 Coles Knob — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.00736, -79.98281. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Coles Knob

• Grassy Hill · viewpoint · Franklin · ~9 km · Must-see
• Maggoty Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~21 km · Must-see
• Philpott Lake · lake · Patrick · ~29 km · Must-see
• Poor Mountain · sanctuary · Monroe · ~31 km · Must-see
• Booker T. Washington National Monument · sanctuary · Franklin · ~32 km · Must-see
• Fairy Stone State Park · sanctuary · Patrick · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mill Mountain Zoo · park · Monroe · ~34 km · Must-see
• Roanoke Star · attraction · Roanoke · ~34 km · Must-see
• Evergreen Cemetery · park · Roanoke · ~35 km · Must-see
• Twelve O'clock Knob · viewpoint · Monroe · ~35 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~36 km · Must-see
• Spring Hollow Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~37 km · Must-see
• Pedlar Hills Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Monroe · ~41 km · Must-see
• Turkeycock Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~41 km · Must-see
• Bob White Covered Bridge · viewpoint · Patrick · ~43 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~44 km · Must-see
• Fort Lewis Mountain · fort · Monroe · ~46 km · Must-see
• Virginia Museum of Natural History · museum · Martinsville · ~47 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Coles Knob

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Coles Knob

• Grassy Hill · viewpoint · Franklin · ~9 km · Must-see
• Maggoty Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~21 km · Must-see
• Twelve O'clock Knob · viewpoint · Monroe · ~35 km · Must-see
• Turkeycock Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~41 km · Must-see
• Bob White Covered Bridge · viewpoint · Patrick · ~43 km · Must-see
• Blue Ridge Mountains · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~48 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~52 km · Must-see
• McAfee Knob · viewpoint · Roanoke · ~54 km · Must-see
• Buford's Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~58 km · Must-see
• Clover Hollow Natural Area Preserve · viewpoint · Monroe · ~71 km · Must-see

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