Bedford County

Bedford County: 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 Bedford County

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 Bedford County — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.39462, -79.23291. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bedford County

• Peaks View Park · church · Pocahontas · ~4 km · Must-see
• Historic Sandusky · sanctuary · Monroe · ~5 km · Must-see
• South River Friends Meetinghouse · church · Lynchburg · ~5 km · Must-see
• Thomas Road Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~8 km · Must-see
• Court Street Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~10 km · Must-see
• Diamond Hill Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~10 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~10 km · Must-see
• Point of Honor Monument · fort · Monroe · ~10 km · Must-see
• National D-Day Memorial · attraction · Bedford · ~35 km · Must-see
• Thunder Ridge Wilderness · sanctuary · Rockbridge · ~35 km · Must-see
• Apple Orchard Falls · waterfall · Alleghany · ~35 km · Must-see
• James River Face Wilderness · sanctuary · Bedford · ~35 km · Must-see
• Apple Orchard Mountain · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~35 km · Must-see
• Locust Hill · fort · Pittsylvania · ~39 km · Must-see
• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~42 km · Must-see
• Thomas Methodist Episcopal Chapel · church · Monroe · ~44 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge of Virginia · attraction · Rockbridge · ~47 km · Must-see
• Appomattox Court House National Historical Park · sanctuary · Appomattox · ~48 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bedford County

Other forts & heritage near Bedford County

• Point of Honor Monument · fort · Monroe · ~10 km · Must-see
• Locust Hill · fort · Pittsylvania · ~39 km · Must-see
• Fort Lewis Mountain · fort · Monroe · ~103 km · Must-see
• Foster Site · fort · Charles · ~119 km · Must-see
• Fort Edward Johnson · fort · Preston · ~129 km · Must-see
• Jack's Creek Covered Bridge · fort · Patrick · ~145 km · Must-see
• Sandusky House · fort · Lynchburg · ~5 km
• Samuel Miller House · fort · Lynchburg · ~5 km
• Fort Early · fort · Lynchburg · ~7 km
• Aviary · fort · Lynchburg · ~8 km

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