Fox Ridge

Fox 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 Fox 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 Fox Ridge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.46723, -79.07581. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fox Ridge

• Reddish Knob · viewpoint · Augusta · ~18 km · Must-see
• Evick Knob · viewpoint · Preston · ~20 km · Must-see
• Wild Oak National Recreation Trail · trek · Augusta · ~24 km · Must-see
• Brushy Fork Lake · lake · Preston · ~27 km · Must-see
• Ugly Mountain · viewpoint · Preston · ~27 km · Must-see
• Shenandoah Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~28 km · Must-see
• Socrates Mountain · viewpoint · Preston · ~30 km · Must-see
• Socrates Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~30 km · Must-see
• Ramsey's Draft Wilderness · sanctuary · Augusta · ~33 km · Must-see
• Thorn Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Pendleton · ~34 km · Must-see
• Troublesome Valley · viewpoint · Preston · ~34 km · Must-see
• Grand Caverns · sanctuary · Preston · ~39 km · Must-see
• Fort Edward Johnson · fort · Preston · ~40 km · Must-see
• Deep Run Ponds Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~42 km · Must-see
• Gypsy Hill Park · park · Preston · ~43 km · Must-see
• Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library · sanctuary · Preston · ~44 km · Must-see
• Staunton National Cemetery · sanctuary · Staunton · ~46 km · Must-see
• Shenandoah Mountain · viewpoint · Highland · ~48 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Fox Ridge

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Fox Ridge

• Reddish Knob · viewpoint · Augusta · ~18 km · Must-see
• Evick Knob · viewpoint · Preston · ~20 km · Must-see
• Ugly Mountain · viewpoint · Preston · ~27 km · Must-see
• Shenandoah Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~28 km · Must-see
• Socrates Mountain · viewpoint · Preston · ~30 km · Must-see
• Socrates Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~30 km · Must-see
• Troublesome Valley · viewpoint · Preston · ~34 km · Must-see
• Shenandoah Mountain · viewpoint · Highland · ~48 km · Must-see
• North Fork Mountain · viewpoint · Preston · ~48 km · Must-see
• Elliott Knob · viewpoint · Augusta · ~49 km · Must-see

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