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: 37.27497, -80.99236. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Chestnut Ridge

• Tate Lohr Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Mercer · ~12 km · Must-see
• Kimberling Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Bland · ~16 km · Must-see
• Bible Way Church · church · Mercer · ~20 km · Must-see
• Jefferson National Forest · sanctuary · Bland · ~25 km · Must-see
• Pipestem Falls · waterfall · Summers · ~36 km · Must-see
• Hunting Camp Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Bland · ~38 km · Must-see
• Jordan's Chapel · church · Summers · ~39 km · Must-see
• Bluestone Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Summers · ~39 km · Must-see
• Bluestone National Scenic River · sanctuary · Summers · ~40 km · Must-see
• Tallery Mountain · viewpoint · Summers · ~41 km · Must-see
• Peters Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Giles · ~44 km · Must-see
• Walker Mountain · viewpoint · Wythe · ~45 km · Must-see
• Flat Top Mountain · viewpoint · Raleigh · ~46 km · Must-see
• Forest Hill United Methodist Church · church · Summers · ~47 km · Must-see
• Anawalt Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · McDowell · ~47 km · Must-see
• Garden Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Bland · ~49 km · Must-see
• Bluestone Lake · lake · Summers · ~49 km · Must-see
• Claytor Lake · lake · Pulaski · ~50 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Chestnut Ridge

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Chestnut Ridge

• Tallery Mountain · viewpoint · Summers · ~41 km · Must-see
• Walker Mountain · viewpoint · Wythe · ~45 km · Must-see
• Flat Top Mountain · viewpoint · Raleigh · ~46 km · Must-see
• Salt Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Monroe · ~58 km · Must-see
• Clover Hollow Natural Area Preserve · viewpoint · Monroe · ~59 km · Must-see
• Calders Peak · viewpoint · Monroe · ~66 km · Must-see
• Bickett Knob · viewpoint · Monroe · ~68 km · Must-see
• Plumley Mountain · viewpoint · Raleigh · ~69 km · Must-see
• Horse Heaven · viewpoint · Wythe · ~70 km · Must-see
• Moteshard Mountain · viewpoint · Monroe · ~75 km · Must-see

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