Laurel Bed

Laurel Bed: 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 Laurel Bed

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 Laurel Bed — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.98311, -81.75344. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Laurel Bed

• Redrock Mountain · viewpoint · Smyth · ~10 km · Must-see
• Saltville Baptist Church · church · Smyth · ~15 km · Must-see
• Clinch Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~15 km · Must-see
• Beartown Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~18 km · Must-see
• Historic Crab Orchard Museum · museum · Tazewell · ~27 km · Must-see
• Hungry Mother State Park · sanctuary · Smyth · ~28 km · Must-see
• The Channels Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Russell · ~29 km · Must-see
• The Channels State Forest · sanctuary · Washington · ~29 km · Must-see
• WUKZ · attraction · Smyth · ~33 km · Must-see
• Pinnacle Natural Area Perserve · sanctuary · Russell · ~33 km · Must-see
• Beartown Wilderness · sanctuary · Tazewell · ~37 km · Must-see
• Feather Camp Lookout Tower · sanctuary · Washington · ~44 km · Must-see
• Cleveland Barrens Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Russell · ~45 km · Must-see
• Garden Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Bland · ~47 km · Must-see
• Raccoon Branch Wilderness · sanctuary · Smyth · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lewis Fork Wilderness · sanctuary · Smyth · ~50 km · Must-see
• Mount Rogers · viewpoint · Smyth · ~51 km · Must-see
• Whitetop Mountain · viewpoint · Smyth · ~51 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Laurel Bed

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Laurel Bed

• Redrock Mountain · viewpoint · Smyth · ~10 km · Must-see
• Clinch Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~15 km · Must-see
• Beartown Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mount Rogers · viewpoint · Smyth · ~51 km · Must-see
• Whitetop Mountain · viewpoint · Smyth · ~51 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Grayson · ~52 km · Must-see
• Walker Mountain · viewpoint · Wythe · ~58 km · Must-see
• Clinch Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~60 km · Must-see
• Horse Heaven · viewpoint · Wythe · ~73 km · Must-see
• Three Top Mountain · viewpoint · Ashe · ~80 km · Must-see

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