This Way

This Way: 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 fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit This Way

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 This Way — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.13964, -81.12000. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near This Way

• Kimberling Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Bland · ~8 km · Must-see
• Jefferson National Forest · sanctuary · Bland · ~14 km · Must-see
• Hunting Camp Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Bland · ~16 km · Must-see
• Walker Mountain · viewpoint · Wythe · ~21 km · Must-see
• Garden Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Bland · ~27 km · Must-see
• Bible Way Church · church · Mercer · ~33 km · Must-see
• Big Survey Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Wythe · ~34 km · Must-see
• Tate Lohr Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Mercer · ~35 km · Must-see
• Beartown Wilderness · sanctuary · Tazewell · ~36 km · Must-see
• Anawalt Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · McDowell · ~41 km · Must-see
• Shot Tower State Park · park · Wythe · ~47 km · Must-see
• Devils Den · sanctuary · Grayson · ~49 km · Must-see
• Horse Heaven · viewpoint · Wythe · ~49 km · Must-see
• New River Trail State Park · sanctuary · Wythe · ~50 km · Must-see
• Historic Crab Orchard Museum · museum · Tazewell · ~50 km · Must-see
• Little Dry Run Wilderness · sanctuary · Wythe · ~51 km · Must-see
• Claytor Lake · lake · Pulaski · ~53 km · Must-see
• Claytor Lake State Park · lake · Pulaski · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of This Way

Other forts & heritage near This Way

• Beckley Mill Site · fort · Raleigh · ~88 km · Must-see
• Jack's Creek Covered Bridge · fort · Patrick · ~108 km · Must-see
• Fort Lewis Mountain · fort · Monroe · ~109 km · Must-see
• Bluefield Downtown Commercial Historic District · fort · Mercer · ~21 km
• Burkes Garden Rural Historic District · fort · Tazewell · ~25 km
• Bramell Historic District · fort · Mercer · ~33 km
• Capt. James Moore Homestead · fort · McDowell · ~35 km
• Jackson Ferry Shot Tower · fort · Wythe · ~47 km
• Spring Dale · fort · Mercer · ~50 km
• Ingles Bottom Archeological Sites · fort · Radford · ~60 km

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