Sand Mountain

Sand 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 Sand 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 Sand Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.90762, -81.06842. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sand Mountain

• Big Survey Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Wythe · ~2 km · Must-see
• Devils Den · sanctuary · Grayson · ~16 km · Must-see
• Horse Heaven · viewpoint · Wythe · ~19 km · Must-see
• Shot Tower State Park · park · Wythe · ~23 km · Must-see
• Little Dry Run Wilderness · sanctuary · Wythe · ~24 km · Must-see
• Walker Mountain · viewpoint · Wythe · ~24 km · Must-see
• New River Trail State Park · sanctuary · Wythe · ~26 km · Must-see
• Hunting Camp Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Bland · ~33 km · Must-see
• Blue Ridge Parkway · sanctuary · Grayson · ~34 km · Must-see
• Garden Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Bland · ~37 km · Must-see
• Kimberling Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Bland · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mount Rogers National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Grayson · ~44 km · Must-see
• Jefferson National Forest · sanctuary · Bland · ~46 km · Must-see
• Beartown Wilderness · sanctuary · Tazewell · ~47 km · Must-see
• Claytor Lake · lake · Pulaski · ~48 km · Must-see
• Grayson Glades Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Grayson · ~48 km · Must-see
• WUKZ · attraction · Smyth · ~49 km · Must-see
• Raccoon Branch Wilderness · sanctuary · Smyth · ~50 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sand Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Sand Mountain

• Horse Heaven · viewpoint · Wythe · ~19 km · Must-see
• Walker Mountain · viewpoint · Wythe · ~24 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Grayson · ~61 km · Must-see
• Mount Rogers · viewpoint · Smyth · ~63 km · Must-see
• Whitetop Mountain · viewpoint · Smyth · ~71 km · Must-see
• Redrock Mountain · viewpoint · Smyth · ~82 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson State Natural Area · viewpoint · Ashe · ~83 km · Must-see
• Three Top Mountain · viewpoint · Ashe · ~88 km · Must-see
• Clinch Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~89 km · Must-see
• Clover Hollow Natural Area Preserve · viewpoint · Monroe · ~90 km · Must-see

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