Blue Ridge

Blue Ridge: 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 Blue Ridge

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 Blue Ridge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.92843, -78.04929. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Blue Ridge

• George Richard Thompson State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Fauquier · ~6 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Warren · ~9 km · Must-see
• G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area · park · Montgomery · ~9 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Montgomery · ~10 km · Must-see
• Sky Meadows State Park · sanctuary · Fauquier · ~14 km · Must-see
• Skyline Caverns · cave · Washington · ~18 km · Must-see
• Skyline Caverns · attraction · Warren · ~18 km · Must-see
• Paris Mountain · viewpoint · Loudoun · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lake Frederick, Virginia · lake · Washington · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lake Frederick · lake · Frederick · ~21 km · Must-see
• Old Chapel · church · Washington · ~25 km · Must-see
• St. Thomas Chapel · church · Washington · ~28 km · Must-see
• Raymond R. "Andy" Guest, Jr. Shenandoah River State Park · sanctuary · Warren · ~29 km · Must-see
• Signal Knob · viewpoint · Washington · ~31 km · Must-see
• Ogdens Cave Natural Area Preserve · cave · Allegany · ~33 km · Must-see
• Fort Colvin · fort · Washington · ~35 km · Must-see
• Pignut Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~37 km · Must-see
• Raven Rocks · viewpoint · Washington · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Blue Ridge

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Blue Ridge

• High Knob · viewpoint · Warren · ~9 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Montgomery · ~10 km · Must-see
• Paris Mountain · viewpoint · Loudoun · ~20 km · Must-see
• Signal Knob · viewpoint · Washington · ~31 km · Must-see
• Pignut Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~37 km · Must-see
• Raven Rocks · viewpoint · Washington · ~37 km · Must-see
• Raven Rocks · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~37 km · Must-see
• Battle Mountain · viewpoint · Montgomery · ~38 km · Must-see
• Massanutten Mountain · viewpoint · Shenandoah · ~41 km · Must-see
• Knob Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~42 km · Must-see

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