Shoemaker Knob

Shoemaker 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 Shoemaker 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 Shoemaker Knob — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.70902, -79.91218. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shoemaker Knob

• Hoop hole · sanctuary · Greenbrier · ~3 km · Must-see
• Carpenter Mountain · viewpoint · Greenbrier · ~9 km · Must-see
• Oakland Grove Presbyterian Church · church · Alleghany · ~14 km · Must-see
• Barbours Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Craig · ~25 km · Must-see
• Johnsons Creek Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Greenbrier · ~25 km · Must-see
• Longdale Recreation Area · park · Greenbrier · ~26 km · Must-see
• Douthat State Park · sanctuary · Bath · ~27 km · Must-see
• Craig Creek Cluster · sanctuary · Monroe · ~32 km · Must-see
• Alleghany Mountain · viewpoint · Alleghany · ~34 km · Must-see
• Shawvers Run Wilderness · sanctuary · Craig · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake Moomaw · lake · Greenbrier · ~37 km · Must-see
• Rough Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Bath · ~37 km · Must-see
• Rich Hole Wilderness · sanctuary · Alleghany · ~38 km · Must-see
• Old Sweet Springs · church · Monroe · ~38 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge of Virginia · attraction · Rockbridge · ~42 km · Must-see
• House Mountain (Rockbridge County, Virginia) · viewpoint · Greenbrier · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Sherwood · lake · Greenbrier · ~43 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge Zoo · church · Alleghany · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Shoemaker Knob

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Shoemaker Knob

• Carpenter Mountain · viewpoint · Greenbrier · ~9 km · Must-see
• Alleghany Mountain · viewpoint · Alleghany · ~34 km · Must-see
• House Mountain (Rockbridge County, Virginia) · viewpoint · Greenbrier · ~42 km · Must-see
• Kates Mountain · viewpoint · Greenbrier · ~43 km · Must-see
• McAfee Knob · viewpoint · Roanoke · ~46 km · Must-see
• Buford's Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~46 km · Must-see
• Warm Springs Mountain · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~49 km · Must-see
• Apple Orchard Mountain · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~52 km · Must-see
• Blue Ridge Mountains · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~53 km · Must-see
• Moteshard Mountain · viewpoint · Monroe · ~59 km · Must-see

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