Chaffin Bluff

Chaffin Bluff: 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 Chaffin Bluff

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 Chaffin Bluff — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.42320, -77.39776. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Chaffin Bluff

• Drewrys Bluff Church · church · Chesterfield · ~5 km · Must-see
• Falling Creek UDC Jefferson Davis Highway Marker · fort · Chesterfield · ~5 km · Must-see
• Dutch Gap Historical Park · sanctuary · Chesterfield · ~8 km · Must-see
• Henricus · fort · Henrico · ~8 km · Must-see
• Richmond National Battlefield Park · sanctuary · Henrico · ~13 km · Must-see
• Chimborazo Park · park · Richmond · ~14 km · Must-see
• Great Shiplock Park · park · Richmond · ~15 km · Must-see
• Sacred Heart Catholic Church · church · Richmond · ~15 km · Must-see
• Saint Johns Church · church · Richmond · ~15 km · Must-see
• Virginia Holocaust Museum · museum · Richmond · ~15 km · Must-see
• Oakwood-Chimborazo Historic District · fort · Richmond · ~15 km · Must-see
• WRVA Building · attraction · Richmond · ~16 km · Must-see
• Triple Crossing · attraction · Richmond · ~16 km · Must-see
• Brown's Island · park · Richmond · ~16 km · Must-see
• First African Baptist Church · church · Richmond · ~16 km · Must-see
• American Civil War Museum · museum · Richmond · ~16 km · Must-see
• Gambles Hill Park · park · Richmond · ~17 km · Must-see
• Virginia Washington Monument · fort · Richmond · ~17 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Chaffin Bluff

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Chaffin Bluff

• Willis Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~117 km · Must-see
• Pantops Mountain · viewpoint · Charles · ~142 km · Must-see
• Point Lookout Light · viewpoint · Saint Mary's · ~146 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Charles · ~150 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Albemarle · ~150 km · Must-see
• Drewrys Bluff · viewpoint · Chesterfield · ~3 km
• Point of Rocks · viewpoint · Chesterfield · ~16 km
• Hardens Bluff · viewpoint · Charles City · ~19 km
• Shooters Hill · viewpoint · Goochland · ~34 km
• Sliding Hill · viewpoint · Hanover · ~37 km

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