Willard Mountain

Willard 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 Willard 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 Willard Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.59930, -80.35256. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Willard Mountain

• Jessup's Mill · attraction · Stokes · ~10 km · Must-see
• Laurel Hill Farm · park · Patrick · ~23 km · Must-see
• Jack's Creek Covered Bridge · fort · Patrick · ~25 km · Must-see
• Bob White Covered Bridge · viewpoint · Patrick · ~28 km · Must-see
• Hanging Rock State Park · sanctuary · Stokes · ~29 km · Must-see
• Moore's Knob Firetower · viewpoint · Stokes · ~29 km · Must-see
• Rocky Knob Recreation Area · sanctuary · Floyd · ~29 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Mountain Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Floyd · ~30 km · Must-see
• Moratock Park · sanctuary · Stokes · ~32 km · Must-see
• Andy Griffith Museum · museum · Patrick · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lovill's Creek Lake · lake · Carroll · ~33 km · Must-see
• Fairy Stone State Park · sanctuary · Patrick · ~38 km · Must-see
• Pilot Mountain · viewpoint · Surry · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mayo River State Park (VA) · sanctuary · Henry · ~41 km · Must-see
• Philpott Lake · lake · Patrick · ~43 km · Must-see
• Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Floyd · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mayo River State Park (NC) · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~46 km · Must-see
• Germanton United Methodist Church · church · Stokes · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Willard Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Willard Mountain

• Bob White Covered Bridge · viewpoint · Patrick · ~28 km · Must-see
• Moore's Knob Firetower · viewpoint · Stokes · ~29 km · Must-see
• Pilot Mountain · viewpoint · Surry · ~39 km · Must-see
• Grassy Hill · viewpoint · Franklin · ~76 km · Must-see
• Turkeycock Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~81 km · Must-see
• Maggoty Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~88 km · Must-see
• Horse Heaven · viewpoint · Wythe · ~92 km · Must-see
• Twelve O'clock Knob · viewpoint · Monroe · ~95 km · Must-see
• Clover Hollow Natural Area Preserve · viewpoint · Monroe · ~104 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~112 km · Must-see

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