Picnic Grounds

Picnic Grounds: 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 Picnic Grounds

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 Picnic Grounds — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.43877, -78.47825. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Picnic Grounds

• Shenandoah National Park · sanctuary · Page · ~6 km · Must-see
• Fishers Gap · viewpoint · Charles · ~15 km · Must-see
• Nakedtop · viewpoint · Charles · ~18 km · Must-see
• Hawksbill Mountain · viewpoint · Charles · ~19 km · Must-see
• Hawksbill · viewpoint · Madison · ~19 km · Must-see
• Old Rag Mountain · viewpoint · Charles · ~24 km · Must-see
• Old Rag Mountain · viewpoint · Madison · ~24 km · Must-see
• Luray Caverns · attraction · Page · ~31 km · Must-see
• New Market Gap · sanctuary · Garrett · ~32 km · Must-see
• Massanutten Mountain · viewpoint · Garrett · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mary's Rock · viewpoint · Washington · ~34 km · Must-see
• Neighbor Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~38 km · Must-see
• Deep Run Ponds Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~40 km · Must-see
• Knob Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~44 km · Must-see
• Pignut Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~45 km · Must-see
• Cedar Mountain, Virginia · viewpoint · Charles · ~45 km · Must-see
• Grand Caverns · sanctuary · Preston · ~46 km · Must-see
• Short Mountain · viewpoint · Garrett · ~48 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Picnic Grounds

Other parks near Picnic Grounds

• Court Square Park · park · Albemarle · ~57 km · Must-see
• Market Street Park · park · Albemarle · ~57 km · Must-see
• Gypsy Hill Park · park · Preston · ~77 km · Must-see
• Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District · park · Fluvanna · ~84 km · Must-see
• G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area · park · Montgomery · ~92 km · Must-see
• James River Wildlife Management Area · park · Pendleton · ~110 km · Must-see
• George Washington Boyhood Home Site · park · Stafford · ~114 km · Must-see
• Ellanor C. Lawrence Park · park · Montgomery · ~128 km · Must-see
• Sully Historic Site · park · Fairfax · ~131 km · Must-see
• Frying Pan Farm Park · park · Montgomery · ~135 km · Must-see

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