Big Doubles

Big Doubles: 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 Big Doubles

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 Big Doubles — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.02291, -81.56157. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Doubles

• Historic Crab Orchard Museum · museum · Tazewell · ~14 km · Must-see
• Beartown Wilderness · sanctuary · Tazewell · ~16 km · Must-see
• Hungry Mother State Park · sanctuary · Smyth · ~20 km · Must-see
• WUKZ · attraction · Smyth · ~24 km · Must-see
• Garden Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Bland · ~25 km · Must-see
• Redrock Mountain · viewpoint · Smyth · ~31 km · Must-see
• Saltville Baptist Church · church · Smyth · ~31 km · Must-see
• Walker Mountain · viewpoint · Wythe · ~36 km · Must-see
• Hunting Camp Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Bland · ~36 km · Must-see
• Clinch Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~37 km · Must-see
• Beartown Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~39 km · Must-see
• Raccoon Branch Wilderness · sanctuary · Smyth · ~41 km · Must-see
• Anawalt Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · McDowell · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mount Rogers National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Grayson · ~46 km · Must-see
• Jefferson National Forest · sanctuary · Bland · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lewis Fork Wilderness · sanctuary · Smyth · ~50 km · Must-see
• Mount Rogers · viewpoint · Smyth · ~50 km · Must-see
• The Channels State Forest · sanctuary · Washington · ~51 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Doubles

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Big Doubles

• Redrock Mountain · viewpoint · Smyth · ~31 km · Must-see
• Walker Mountain · viewpoint · Wythe · ~36 km · Must-see
• Clinch Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~37 km · Must-see
• Beartown Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mount Rogers · viewpoint · Smyth · ~50 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Grayson · ~51 km · Must-see
• Whitetop Mountain · viewpoint · Smyth · ~54 km · Must-see
• Horse Heaven · viewpoint · Wythe · ~57 km · Must-see
• Clinch Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~81 km · Must-see
• Three Top Mountain · viewpoint · Ashe · ~83 km · Must-see

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