Draper Mountain

Draper 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 Draper 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 Draper Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.02457, -80.74618. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Draper Mountain

• Claytor Lake · lake · Pulaski · ~9 km · Must-see
• Claytor Lake State Park · lake · Pulaski · ~14 km · Must-see
• Shot Tower State Park · park · Wythe · ~26 km · Must-see
• New River Trail State Park · sanctuary · Wythe · ~26 km · Must-see
• Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Floyd · ~31 km · Must-see
• Big Survey Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Wythe · ~38 km · Must-see
• Kimberling Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Bland · ~42 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Mountain Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Floyd · ~45 km · Must-see
• Hahn Horticultural Garden · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~45 km · Must-see
• Tate Lohr Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Mercer · ~45 km · Must-see
• Devils Den · sanctuary · Grayson · ~49 km · Must-see
• Mountain Lake Wilderness Cluster · lake · Monroe · ~53 km · Must-see
• Rocky Knob Recreation Area · sanctuary · Floyd · ~53 km · Must-see
• Clover Hollow Natural Area Preserve · viewpoint · Monroe · ~54 km · Must-see
• Clover Hollow Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Giles · ~54 km · Must-see
• Walker Mountain · viewpoint · Wythe · ~54 km · Must-see
• Horse Heaven · viewpoint · Wythe · ~55 km · Must-see
• Peters Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Giles · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Draper Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Draper Mountain

• Clover Hollow Natural Area Preserve · viewpoint · Monroe · ~54 km · Must-see
• Walker Mountain · viewpoint · Wythe · ~54 km · Must-see
• Horse Heaven · viewpoint · Wythe · ~55 km · Must-see
• Salt Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Monroe · ~60 km · Must-see
• Bob White Covered Bridge · viewpoint · Patrick · ~65 km · Must-see
• Moteshard Mountain · viewpoint · Monroe · ~77 km · Must-see
• Tallery Mountain · viewpoint · Summers · ~78 km · Must-see
• Twelve O'clock Knob · viewpoint · Monroe · ~80 km · Must-see
• Calders Peak · viewpoint · Monroe · ~84 km · Must-see
• Bickett Knob · viewpoint · Monroe · ~87 km · Must-see

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