Blue Hole

Blue Hole: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Blue Hole

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Blue Hole — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.75640, -78.93864. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Blue Hole

• Great North Mountain · viewpoint · Shenandoah · ~22 km · Must-see
• Shenandoah Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lost River State Park · sanctuary · Hardy · ~23 km · Must-see
• Trout Pond · lake · Allegany · ~35 km · Must-see
• Troublesome Valley · viewpoint · Preston · ~37 km · Must-see
• Great North Mountain · viewpoint · Hardy · ~38 km · Must-see
• New Market Gap · sanctuary · Garrett · ~39 km · Must-see
• Massanutten Mountain · viewpoint · Garrett · ~39 km · Must-see
• Big Schloss · viewpoint · Hardy · ~39 km · Must-see
• Smoke Hole Canyon · sanctuary · Preston · ~40 km · Must-see
• Evick Knob · viewpoint · Preston · ~40 km · Must-see
• Short Mountain · viewpoint · Garrett · ~43 km · Must-see
• Socrates Mountain · viewpoint · Preston · ~44 km · Must-see
• Socrates Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~44 km · Must-see
• South Branch Mountain · viewpoint · Hardy · ~45 km · Must-see
• Knobly Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~48 km · Must-see
• Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Pendleton · ~48 km · Must-see
• Germany Valley · viewpoint · Preston · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Blue Hole

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Blue Hole

• Trout Pond · lake · Allegany · ~35 km · Must-see
• Brushy Fork Lake · lake · Preston · ~58 km · Must-see
• Warden Lake · lake · Allegany · ~64 km · Must-see
• Warden Lake · lake · Hardy · ~64 km · Must-see
• Stony River Reservoir · lake · Garrett · ~66 km · Must-see
• Mount Storm Lake · lake · Garrett · ~69 km · Must-see
• Spruce Knob Lake · lake · Randolph · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake Frederick, Virginia · lake · Washington · ~93 km · Must-see
• Lake Frederick · lake · Frederick · ~94 km · Must-see
• Jennings Randolph Lake · lake · Garrett · ~95 km · Must-see

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