River Road

River Road: 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 trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit River Road

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.

Visiting River Road: tips

• Start early, check the weather and tell someone your route.

How to reach River Road — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.14977, -82.27591. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near River Road

• Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve · sanctuary · Greenville · ~1 km · Must-see
• Lake Summit · lake · Greenville · ~19 km · Must-see
• McAlpine Mountain · viewpoint · Greenville · ~22 km · Must-see
• Hollywild Animal Park · sanctuary · Spartanburg · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake William C Bowen · lake · Spartanburg · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Adger · lake · East Tennessee · ~26 km · Must-see
• Chick Springs · attraction · Greenville · ~31 km · Must-see
• AH-1 · attraction · Spartanburg · ~31 km · Must-see
• M106A1 · attraction · Spartanburg · ~31 km · Must-see
• Paris Mountain State Park · sanctuary · Greenville · ~32 km · Must-see
• Furman University Bell Tower · park · Greenville · ~36 km · Must-see
• Holmes Educational State Forest · sanctuary · Greenville · ~36 km · Must-see
• Bluerock Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~40 km · Must-see
• Bluerock Mountain · viewpoint · Henderson · ~40 km · Must-see
• Caesars Head Mountain · viewpoint · Greenville · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Lure · lake · East Tennessee · ~41 km · Must-see
• Pelham Mills Post Office · fort · Greenville · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Blalock · lake · Spartanburg · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of River Road

Other treks near River Road

• Mountains-to-Sea Trail · trek · Buncombe · ~79 km · Must-see
• Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail · trek · Burke · ~115 km · Must-see
• Bartram Trail · trek · Macon · ~131 km · Must-see
• Tanawha Trail · trek · Caldwell · ~145 km · Must-see
• Foothills Trail · trek · Pickens · ~77 km
• Boulevard Trail · trek · East Tennessee · ~146 km
• Alum Cave Trail · trek · East Tennessee · ~149 km
• Blue Gray · trek · Greenville · ~1 km
• Green · trek · Greenville · ~1 km
• Chestnut Ridge Trail · trek · Greenville · ~1 km

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