Balanced Rock

Balanced Rock: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Balanced Rock

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Balanced Rock — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.39852, -80.28233. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Balanced Rock

• Moore's Knob Firetower · viewpoint · Stokes · ~0 km · Must-see
• Hanging Rock State Park · sanctuary · Stokes · ~1 km · Must-see
• Moratock Park · sanctuary · Stokes · ~10 km · Must-see
• Germanton United Methodist Church · church · Stokes · ~20 km · Must-see
• Jessup's Mill · attraction · Stokes · ~20 km · Must-see
• Pilot Mountain · viewpoint · Surry · ~23 km · Must-see
• Donnaha Church · church · Forsyth · ~28 km · Must-see
• SciWorks · sanctuary · Forsyth · ~30 km · Must-see
• Belews Creek Dam · lake · Rockingham · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mayo River State Park (NC) · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~36 km · Must-see
• Reynolda House · museum · Forsyth · ~38 km · Must-see
• Reynolda Gardens · park · Forsyth · ~38 km · Must-see
• Laurel Hill Farm · park · Patrick · ~38 km · Must-see
• NCMA Winston-Salem (formerly SECCA) · church · Forsyth · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mayo River State Park (VA) · sanctuary · Henry · ~39 km · Must-see
• Andy Griffith Museum · museum · Patrick · ~39 km · Must-see
• Hanes Park · park · Forsyth · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lovill's Creek Lake · lake · Carroll · ~48 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Balanced Rock

Other other attractions near Balanced Rock

• Jessup's Mill · attraction · Stokes · ~20 km · Must-see
• Roanoke Star · attraction · Roanoke · ~125 km · Must-see
• Martinsville Speedway · attraction · Henry · ~58 km
• Blue Ridge Music Center · attraction · Grayson · ~68 km
• The Big Chair · attraction · Davidson · ~75 km
• Brinegar Cabin · attraction · Wilkes · ~97 km
• Camp Creek · attraction · Montgomery · ~100 km
• Beth Israel Synagogue · attraction · Roanoke · ~126 km
• Sharon Springs · attraction · Bland · ~143 km
• Upper Casscades · attraction · Stokes · ~2 km

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