Independence Park

Independence Park: 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 Independence Park

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 Independence Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.32981, -79.48797. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Independence Park

• National D-Day Memorial · attraction · Bedford · ~5 km · Must-see
• Thomas Methodist Episcopal Chapel · church · Monroe · ~17 km · Must-see
• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~21 km · Must-see
• Apple Orchard Falls · waterfall · Alleghany · ~26 km · Must-see
• Apple Orchard Mountain · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~26 km · Must-see
• Thunder Ridge Wilderness · sanctuary · Rockbridge · ~30 km · Must-see
• Peaks View Park · church · Pocahontas · ~31 km · Must-see
• Historic Sandusky · sanctuary · Monroe · ~33 km · Must-see
• South River Friends Meetinghouse · church · Lynchburg · ~33 km · Must-see
• Buford's Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~34 km · Must-see
• Thomas Road Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~35 km · Must-see
• Bourassa State Forest · sanctuary · Bedford · ~36 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~36 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~37 km · Must-see
• James River Face Wilderness · sanctuary · Bedford · ~37 km · Must-see
• Blue Ridge Mountains · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~37 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~38 km · Must-see
• Diamond Hill Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Independence Park

Other parks near Independence Park

• Mill Mountain Zoo · park · Monroe · ~51 km · Must-see
• Evergreen Cemetery · park · Roanoke · ~54 km · Must-see
• Longdale Recreation Area · park · Greenbrier · ~68 km · Must-see
• James River Wildlife Management Area · park · Pendleton · ~97 km · Must-see
• White Sulphur Springs National Fish Hatchery · park · Greenbrier · ~111 km · Must-see
• Gypsy Hill Park · park · Preston · ~124 km · Must-see
• Market Street Park · park · Albemarle · ~148 km · Must-see
• Court Square Park · park · Albemarle · ~148 km · Must-see
• Peaks of Otter Recreation Area · park · Bedford · ~21 km
• Montvale Wayside · park · Bedford · ~29 km

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