Bear Knob

Bear 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 Bear 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 Bear Knob — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.31596, -80.17977. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Knob

• Fort Lewis Mountain · fort · Monroe · ~2 km · Must-see
• Brush Mountain East Wilderness · sanctuary · Craig · ~10 km · Must-see
• Spring Hollow Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~12 km · Must-see
• Twelve O'clock Knob · viewpoint · Monroe · ~14 km · Must-see
• Pedlar Hills Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Monroe · ~15 km · Must-see
• Sinking Creek Mountain · sanctuary · Monroe · ~16 km · Must-see
• Brush Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~17 km · Must-see
• Poor Mountain · sanctuary · Monroe · ~19 km · Must-see
• McAfee Knob · viewpoint · Roanoke · ~19 km · Must-see
• Evergreen Cemetery · park · Roanoke · ~24 km · Must-see
• Carvins Cove Natural Reserve · lake · Monroe · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mill Mountain Zoo · park · Monroe · ~28 km · Must-see
• Roanoke Star · attraction · Roanoke · ~29 km · Must-see
• Hahn Horticultural Garden · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~30 km · Must-see
• Craig Creek Cluster · sanctuary · Monroe · ~30 km · Must-see
• Moteshard Mountain · viewpoint · Monroe · ~31 km · Must-see
• Clover Hollow Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Giles · ~31 km · Must-see
• Clover Hollow Natural Area Preserve · viewpoint · Monroe · ~31 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Knob

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Knob

• Twelve O'clock Knob · viewpoint · Monroe · ~14 km · Must-see
• McAfee Knob · viewpoint · Roanoke · ~19 km · Must-see
• Moteshard Mountain · viewpoint · Monroe · ~31 km · Must-see
• Clover Hollow Natural Area Preserve · viewpoint · Monroe · ~31 km · Must-see
• Maggoty Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~32 km · Must-see
• Salt Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Monroe · ~37 km · Must-see
• Blue Ridge Mountains · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~40 km · Must-see
• Buford's Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~45 km · Must-see
• Grassy Hill · viewpoint · Franklin · ~52 km · Must-see
• Calders Peak · viewpoint · Monroe · ~61 km · Must-see

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