Chestnut Ridge

Chestnut 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 Chestnut 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 Chestnut Ridge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.09152, -79.10697. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Chestnut Ridge

• Folly Mills Creek Fen Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~3 km · Must-see
• Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library · sanctuary · Preston · ~9 km · Must-see
• Staunton National Cemetery · sanctuary · Staunton · ~9 km · Must-see
• Gypsy Hill Park · park · Preston · ~10 km · Must-see
• Tinkling Spring Church · church · Augusta · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mount Joy Pond Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~22 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary's Wilderness · sanctuary · Augusta · ~23 km · Must-see
• Elliott Knob · viewpoint · Augusta · ~25 km · Must-see
• Elliott Knob · viewpoint · Preston · ~25 km · Must-see
• Humpback Rocks · viewpoint · Augusta · ~29 km · Must-see
• Crabtree Falls · waterfall · Pendleton · ~34 km · Must-see
• Three Ridges Wilderness · sanctuary · Nelson · ~34 km · Must-see
• Maintop Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~36 km · Must-see
• Priest Wilderness · sanctuary · Nelson · ~38 km · Must-see
• Grand Caverns · sanctuary · Preston · ~38 km · Must-see
• Emmanuel Episcopal Church · church · Albemarle · ~38 km · Must-see
• Wild Oak National Recreation Trail · trek · Augusta · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mirador · viewpoint · Albemarle · ~39 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Chestnut Ridge

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Chestnut Ridge

• Elliott Knob · viewpoint · Augusta · ~25 km · Must-see
• Elliott Knob · viewpoint · Preston · ~25 km · Must-see
• Humpback Rocks · viewpoint · Augusta · ~29 km · Must-see
• Maintop Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mirador · viewpoint · Albemarle · ~39 km · Must-see
• Elk Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~39 km · Must-see
• Rocky Mountain · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~42 km · Must-see
• Shenandoah Mountain · viewpoint · Highland · ~42 km · Must-see
• Sugar Hollow · viewpoint · Charles · ~44 km · Must-see
• Ugly Mountain · viewpoint · Preston · ~53 km · Must-see

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