Buzzards Rock

Buzzards 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 viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Buzzards Rock

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

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 Buzzards Rock — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.34043, -79.90020. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buzzards Rock

• Carvins Cove Natural Reserve · lake · Monroe · ~8 km · Must-see
• Blue Ridge Mountains · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~9 km · Must-see
• Roanoke Star · attraction · Roanoke · ~13 km · Must-see
• Mill Mountain Zoo · park · Monroe · ~13 km · Must-see
• Evergreen Cemetery · park · Roanoke · ~13 km · Must-see
• Buford's Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~15 km · Must-see
• McAfee Knob · viewpoint · Roanoke · ~17 km · Must-see
• Twelve O'clock Knob · viewpoint · Monroe · ~24 km · Must-see
• Craig Creek Cluster · sanctuary · Monroe · ~25 km · Must-see
• Maggoty Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~27 km · Must-see
• Fort Lewis Mountain · fort · Monroe · ~29 km · Must-see
• Thomas Methodist Episcopal Chapel · church · Monroe · ~31 km · Must-see
• Sinking Creek Mountain · sanctuary · Monroe · ~33 km · Must-see
• Spring Hollow Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~34 km · Must-see
• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~36 km · Must-see
• Booker T. Washington National Monument · sanctuary · Franklin · ~37 km · Must-see
• Poor Mountain · sanctuary · Monroe · ~37 km · Must-see
• Brush Mountain East Wilderness · sanctuary · Craig · ~38 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Buzzards Rock

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Buzzards Rock

• Blue Ridge Mountains · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~9 km · Must-see
• Buford's Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~15 km · Must-see
• McAfee Knob · viewpoint · Roanoke · ~17 km · Must-see
• Twelve O'clock Knob · viewpoint · Monroe · ~24 km · Must-see
• Maggoty Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~27 km · Must-see
• Grassy Hill · viewpoint · Franklin · ~45 km · Must-see
• Apple Orchard Mountain · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~49 km · Must-see
• Carpenter Mountain · viewpoint · Greenbrier · ~55 km · Must-see
• Moteshard Mountain · viewpoint · Monroe · ~55 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~58 km · Must-see

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