Walnut Top

Walnut Top: 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 Walnut Top

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 Walnut Top — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.89403, -78.74113. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Walnut Top

• Emmanuel Episcopal Church · church · Albemarle · ~20 km · Must-see
• Humpback Rocks · viewpoint · Augusta · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mirador · viewpoint · Albemarle · ~20 km · Must-see
• Three Ridges Wilderness · sanctuary · Nelson · ~28 km · Must-see
• James River Wildlife Management Area · park · Pendleton · ~31 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Albemarle · ~31 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Charles · ~31 km · Must-see
• Foster Site · fort · Charles · ~32 km · Must-see
• Homer · attraction · Albemarle · ~32 km · Must-see
• Sugar Hollow · viewpoint · Charles · ~33 km · Must-see
• James Monroe's Highland · attraction · Albemarle · ~33 km · Must-see
• Market Street Park · park · Albemarle · ~34 km · Must-see
• Court Square Park · park · Albemarle · ~35 km · Must-see
• Monticello · church · Charles · ~35 km · Must-see
• Woolen Mills Chapel · church · Charles · ~36 km · Must-see
• Priest Wilderness · sanctuary · Nelson · ~37 km · Must-see
• Tinkling Spring Church · church · Augusta · ~37 km · Must-see
• Crabtree Falls · waterfall · Pendleton · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Walnut Top

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Walnut Top

• Humpback Rocks · viewpoint · Augusta · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mirador · viewpoint · Albemarle · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Albemarle · ~31 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Charles · ~31 km · Must-see
• Sugar Hollow · viewpoint · Charles · ~33 km · Must-see
• Pantops Mountain · viewpoint · Charles · ~38 km · Must-see
• Maintop Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~43 km · Must-see
• Elk Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~48 km · Must-see
• Rocky Mountain · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~50 km · Must-see
• Willis Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~66 km · Must-see

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