Drag Mountain

Drag 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 Drag 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 Drag Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.56542, -79.79170. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Drag Mountain

• Saint Luke's Episcopal Church · church · Rockingham · ~8 km · Must-see
• Virginia Museum of Natural History · museum · Martinsville · ~19 km · Must-see
• Mayo River State Park (VA) · sanctuary · Henry · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mayo River State Park (NC) · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~24 km · Must-see
• Turkeycock Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~38 km · Must-see
• Belews Creek Dam · lake · Rockingham · ~43 km · Must-see
• Haw River State Park · park · Guilford · ~44 km · Must-see
• Fairy Stone State Park · sanctuary · Patrick · ~46 km · Must-see
• Philpott Lake · lake · Patrick · ~47 km · Must-see
• Moratock Park · sanctuary · Stokes · ~50 km · Must-see
• Bob White Covered Bridge · viewpoint · Patrick · ~59 km · Must-see
• Moore's Knob Firetower · viewpoint · Stokes · ~60 km · Must-see
• Hanging Rock State Park · sanctuary · Stokes · ~60 km · Must-see
• Jack's Creek Covered Bridge · fort · Patrick · ~60 km · Must-see
• Guilford Courthouse National Military Park · park · Guilford · ~61 km · Must-see
• Grassy Hill · viewpoint · Franklin · ~64 km · Must-see
• Jessup's Mill · attraction · Stokes · ~65 km · Must-see
• Germanton United Methodist Church · church · Stokes · ~65 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Drag Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Drag Mountain

• Turkeycock Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~38 km · Must-see
• Bob White Covered Bridge · viewpoint · Patrick · ~59 km · Must-see
• Moore's Knob Firetower · viewpoint · Stokes · ~60 km · Must-see
• Grassy Hill · viewpoint · Franklin · ~64 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~75 km · Must-see
• Pilot Mountain · viewpoint · Surry · ~82 km · Must-see
• Maggoty Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~85 km · Must-see
• Twelve O'clock Knob · viewpoint · Monroe · ~100 km · Must-see
• Blue Ridge Mountains · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~106 km · Must-see
• Buford's Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~115 km · Must-see

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