The Fields

The Fields: 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 The Fields

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 The Fields — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.11924, -81.08526. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Fields

• Hawks Nest State Park · park · Fayette · ~4 km · Must-see
• Carnifex Ferry Battlefield State Park · park · Nicholas · ~20 km · Must-see
• Babcock State Park · sanctuary · Fayette · ~22 km · Must-see
• Beury Mountain Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Fayette · ~25 km · Must-see
• Plum Orchard Lake · lake · Fayette · ~28 km · Must-see
• Summersville Lake · lake · Nicholas · ~30 km · Must-see
• New River Gorge National Park and Preserve · sanctuary · Fayette · ~31 km · Must-see
• The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve · sanctuary · Fayette · ~32 km · Must-see
• New River Gorge National Preserve · sanctuary · Fayette · ~34 km · Must-see
• Sewell Mountain · viewpoint · Fayette · ~37 km · Must-see
• Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine · museum · Raleigh · ~48 km · Must-see
• Hump Mountain · viewpoint · Summers · ~48 km · Must-see
• Beckley Mill Site · fort · Raleigh · ~49 km · Must-see
• Gwinn Mountain · viewpoint · Summers · ~49 km · Must-see
• Plumley Mountain · viewpoint · Raleigh · ~49 km · Must-see
• Ebenezer Chapel · church · Kanawha · ~55 km · Must-see
• Wallback Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Clay · ~56 km · Must-see
• Cottle Knob · viewpoint · Nicholas · ~58 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The Fields

Other parks near The Fields

• Hawks Nest State Park · park · Fayette · ~4 km · Must-see
• Carnifex Ferry Battlefield State Park · park · Nicholas · ~20 km · Must-see
• Magic Island Park · park · Kanawha · ~70 km · Must-see
• White Sulphur Springs National Fish Hatchery · park · Greenbrier · ~97 km · Must-see
• Cass Scenic Railroad State Park · park · Pocahontas · ~133 km · Must-see
• Beech Fork State Park · park · Cabell · ~140 km · Must-see
• Janutola Park · park · Fayette · ~9 km
• Camp Washington Carver · park · Fayette · ~19 km
• Collins Park · park · Fayette · ~22 km
• McKendreee Public Hunting and Fishing Area · park · Fayette · ~32 km

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