Beech Mountain

Beech 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 Beech 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 Beech Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.91181, -79.99143. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Beech Mountain

• Philpott Lake · lake · Patrick · ~17 km · Must-see
• Grassy Hill · viewpoint · Franklin · ~17 km · Must-see
• Fairy Stone State Park · sanctuary · Patrick · ~21 km · Must-see
• Bob White Covered Bridge · viewpoint · Patrick · ~34 km · Must-see
• Maggoty Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~34 km · Must-see
• Virginia Museum of Natural History · museum · Martinsville · ~34 km · Must-see
• Turkeycock Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~36 km · Must-see
• Jack's Creek Covered Bridge · fort · Patrick · ~37 km · Must-see
• Booker T. Washington National Monument · sanctuary · Franklin · ~40 km · Must-see
• Poor Mountain · sanctuary · Monroe · ~42 km · Must-see
• Rocky Knob Recreation Area · sanctuary · Floyd · ~43 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mill Mountain Zoo · park · Monroe · ~47 km · Must-see
• Roanoke Star · attraction · Roanoke · ~48 km · Must-see
• Twelve O'clock Knob · viewpoint · Monroe · ~48 km · Must-see
• Spring Hollow Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~48 km · Must-see
• Evergreen Cemetery · park · Roanoke · ~49 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~50 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Beech Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Beech Mountain

• Grassy Hill · viewpoint · Franklin · ~17 km · Must-see
• Bob White Covered Bridge · viewpoint · Patrick · ~34 km · Must-see
• Maggoty Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~34 km · Must-see
• Turkeycock Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~36 km · Must-see
• Twelve O'clock Knob · viewpoint · Monroe · ~48 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~56 km · Must-see
• Blue Ridge Mountains · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~61 km · Must-see
• McAfee Knob · viewpoint · Roanoke · ~67 km · Must-see
• Buford's Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~71 km · Must-see
• Moore's Knob Firetower · viewpoint · Stokes · ~78 km · Must-see

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