Bowens Creek Recreation Area

Bowens Creek Recreation Area: 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 park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Bowens Creek Recreation Area

Season: Year-round, evenings.

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 Bowens Creek Recreation Area — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.77514, -80.05393. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bowens Creek Recreation Area

• Fairy Stone State Park · sanctuary · Patrick · ~5 km · Must-see
• Philpott Lake · lake · Patrick · ~6 km · Must-see
• Bob White Covered Bridge · viewpoint · Patrick · ~22 km · Must-see
• Jack's Creek Covered Bridge · fort · Patrick · ~25 km · Must-see
• Virginia Museum of Natural History · museum · Martinsville · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mayo River State Park (VA) · sanctuary · Henry · ~32 km · Must-see
• Rocky Knob Recreation Area · sanctuary · Floyd · ~34 km · Must-see
• Grassy Hill · viewpoint · Franklin · ~37 km · Must-see
• Turkeycock Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mayo River State Park (NC) · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~44 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Mountain Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Floyd · ~46 km · Must-see
• Saint Luke's Episcopal Church · church · Rockingham · ~49 km · Must-see
• Jessup's Mill · attraction · Stokes · ~50 km · Must-see
• Moratock Park · sanctuary · Stokes · ~53 km · Must-see
• Maggoty Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~54 km · Must-see
• Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Floyd · ~55 km · Must-see
• Poor Mountain · sanctuary · Monroe · ~58 km · Must-see
• Moore's Knob Firetower · viewpoint · Stokes · ~58 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bowens Creek Recreation Area

Other parks near Bowens Creek Recreation Area

• Laurel Hill Farm · park · Patrick · ~63 km · Must-see
• Mill Mountain Zoo · park · Monroe · ~67 km · Must-see
• Evergreen Cemetery · park · Roanoke · ~68 km · Must-see
• Haw River State Park · park · Guilford · ~79 km · Must-see
• Shot Tower State Park · park · Wythe · ~92 km · Must-see
• Guilford Courthouse National Military Park · park · Guilford · ~93 km · Must-see
• Reynolda Gardens · park · Forsyth · ~94 km · Must-see
• Hanes Park · park · Forsyth · ~97 km · Must-see
• Tanger Bicentennial Gardens · park · Guilford · ~98 km · Must-see
• Benjamin Park Bog Garden · park · Guilford · ~98 km · Must-see

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