Shepherd's Monument

Shepherd's Monument: 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 park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Shepherd's Monument

Season: Year-round, evenings.

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 Shepherd's Monument — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.28651, -79.38316. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shepherd's Monument

• National D-Day Memorial · attraction · Bedford · ~18 km · Must-see
• South River Friends Meetinghouse · church · Lynchburg · ~24 km · Must-see
• Historic Sandusky · sanctuary · Monroe · ~24 km · Must-see
• Peaks View Park · church · Pocahontas · ~25 km · Must-see
• Thomas Road Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~25 km · Must-see
• Locust Hill · fort · Pittsylvania · ~29 km · Must-see
• Thomas Methodist Episcopal Chapel · church · Monroe · ~30 km · Must-see
• Diamond Hill Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~31 km · Must-see
• Court Street Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~32 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~32 km · Must-see
• Point of Honor Monument · fort · Monroe · ~32 km · Must-see
• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~33 km · Must-see
• Bourassa State Forest · sanctuary · Bedford · ~33 km · Must-see
• Apple Orchard Falls · waterfall · Alleghany · ~35 km · Must-see
• Apple Orchard Mountain · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~35 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~35 km · Must-see
• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~36 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Shepherd's Monument

Other parks near Shepherd's Monument

• Mill Mountain Zoo · park · Monroe · ~61 km · Must-see
• Evergreen Cemetery · park · Roanoke · ~65 km · Must-see
• Longdale Recreation Area · park · Greenbrier · ~78 km · Must-see
• James River Wildlife Management Area · park · Pendleton · ~90 km · Must-see
• White Sulphur Springs National Fish Hatchery · park · Greenbrier · ~123 km · Must-see
• Gypsy Hill Park · park · Preston · ~126 km · Must-see
• Market Street Park · park · Albemarle · ~144 km · Must-see
• Court Square Park · park · Albemarle · ~144 km · Must-see
• Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District · park · Fluvanna · ~147 km · Must-see
• Sandusky Park · park · Lynchburg · ~25 km

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