Foster Knob

Foster 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 Foster 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 Foster Knob — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.37250, -79.77198. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Foster Knob

• Buford's Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~3 km · Must-see
• Blue Ridge Mountains · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~8 km · Must-see
• Thomas Methodist Episcopal Chapel · church · Monroe · ~16 km · Must-see
• Carvins Cove Natural Reserve · lake · Monroe · ~20 km · Must-see
• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~21 km · Must-see
• Roanoke Star · attraction · Roanoke · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mill Mountain Zoo · park · Monroe · ~25 km · Must-see
• National D-Day Memorial · attraction · Bedford · ~27 km · Must-see
• Evergreen Cemetery · park · Roanoke · ~27 km · Must-see
• McAfee Knob · viewpoint · Roanoke · ~29 km · Must-see
• Craig Creek Cluster · sanctuary · Monroe · ~32 km · Must-see
• Apple Orchard Mountain · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~35 km · Must-see
• Apple Orchard Falls · waterfall · Alleghany · ~35 km · Must-see
• Booker T. Washington National Monument · sanctuary · Franklin · ~36 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~37 km · Must-see
• Maggoty Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~37 km · Must-see
• Twelve O'clock Knob · viewpoint · Monroe · ~39 km · Must-see
• Thunder Ridge Wilderness · sanctuary · Rockbridge · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Foster Knob

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Foster Knob

• Buford's Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~3 km · Must-see
• Blue Ridge Mountains · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~8 km · Must-see
• McAfee Knob · viewpoint · Roanoke · ~29 km · Must-see
• Apple Orchard Mountain · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~35 km · Must-see
• Maggoty Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~37 km · Must-see
• Twelve O'clock Knob · viewpoint · Monroe · ~39 km · Must-see
• Grassy Hill · viewpoint · Franklin · ~52 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~52 km · Must-see
• Carpenter Mountain · viewpoint · Greenbrier · ~55 km · Must-see
• Moteshard Mountain · viewpoint · Monroe · ~67 km · Must-see

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