Hopper Ridge

Hopper 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 Hopper 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 Hopper Ridge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.53928, -79.51385. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hopper Ridge

• Apple Orchard Mountain · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~3 km · Must-see
• Apple Orchard Falls · waterfall · Alleghany · ~3 km · Must-see
• Thunder Ridge Wilderness · sanctuary · Rockbridge · ~3 km · Must-see
• James River Face Wilderness · sanctuary · Bedford · ~11 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge of Virginia · attraction · Rockbridge · ~13 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge Zoo · church · Alleghany · ~15 km · Must-see
• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~16 km · Must-see
• Thomas Methodist Episcopal Chapel · church · Monroe · ~25 km · Must-see
• National D-Day Memorial · attraction · Bedford · ~29 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Lexington · ~35 km · Must-see
• University Chapel · church · Lexington · ~35 km · Must-see
• Peaks View Park · church · Pocahontas · ~36 km · Must-see
• Buford's Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~36 km · Must-see
• Longdale Recreation Area · park · Greenbrier · ~41 km · Must-see
• House Mountain (Rockbridge County, Virginia) · viewpoint · Greenbrier · ~41 km · Must-see
• Historic Sandusky · sanctuary · Monroe · ~41 km · Must-see
• South River Friends Meetinghouse · church · Lynchburg · ~42 km · Must-see
• Court Street Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Hopper Ridge

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Hopper Ridge

• Apple Orchard Mountain · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~3 km · Must-see
• Buford's Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~36 km · Must-see
• House Mountain (Rockbridge County, Virginia) · viewpoint · Greenbrier · ~41 km · Must-see
• Blue Ridge Mountains · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~45 km · Must-see
• Rocky Mountain · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~51 km · Must-see
• Elk Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~54 km · Must-see
• Carpenter Mountain · viewpoint · Greenbrier · ~59 km · Must-see
• Maintop Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~59 km · Must-see
• McAfee Knob · viewpoint · Roanoke · ~61 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~67 km · Must-see

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