Broad Draft

Broad Draft: 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 Broad Draft

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 Broad Draft — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.28773, -79.32271. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Broad Draft

• Ramsey's Draft Wilderness · sanctuary · Augusta · ~8 km · Must-see
• Fort Edward Johnson · fort · Preston · ~8 km · Must-see
• Shenandoah Mountain · viewpoint · Highland · ~12 km · Must-see
• Wild Oak National Recreation Trail · trek · Augusta · ~13 km · Must-see
• Elliott Knob · viewpoint · Augusta · ~17 km · Must-see
• Elliott Knob · viewpoint · Preston · ~17 km · Must-see
• Ugly Mountain · viewpoint · Preston · ~21 km · Must-see
• Brushy Fork Lake · lake · Preston · ~25 km · Must-see
• Reddish Knob · viewpoint · Augusta · ~26 km · Must-see
• Hayfields State Park · sanctuary · Highland · ~26 km · Must-see
• Gypsy Hill Park · park · Preston · ~31 km · Must-see
• Folly Mills Creek Fen Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~33 km · Must-see
• Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library · sanctuary · Preston · ~34 km · Must-see
• Staunton National Cemetery · sanctuary · Staunton · ~36 km · Must-see
• Thorn Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Pendleton · ~39 km · Must-see
• Evick Knob · viewpoint · Preston · ~40 km · Must-see
• Socrates Mountain · viewpoint · Preston · ~43 km · Must-see
• Socrates Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~43 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Broad Draft

• Shenandoah Mountain · viewpoint · Highland · ~12 km · Must-see
• Elliott Knob · viewpoint · Augusta · ~17 km · Must-see
• Elliott Knob · viewpoint · Preston · ~17 km · Must-see
• Ugly Mountain · viewpoint · Preston · ~21 km · Must-see
• Reddish Knob · viewpoint · Augusta · ~26 km · Must-see
• Evick Knob · viewpoint · Preston · ~40 km · Must-see
• Socrates Mountain · viewpoint · Preston · ~43 km · Must-see
• Socrates Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~43 km · Must-see
• Alleghany Mountain · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~51 km · Must-see
• Paddy Knob · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~52 km · Must-see

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