The Devil's Bookcase

The Devil's Bookcase: 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 The Devil's Bookcase

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 The Devil's Bookcase — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.99380, -78.89554. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Devil's Bookcase

• Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial · sanctuary · Charlotte · ~4 km · Must-see
• Staunton River Battlefield State Park · sanctuary · Charlotte · ~25 km · Must-see
• Charlotte State Forest · sanctuary · Charlotte · ~27 km · Must-see
• Difficult Creek Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Halifax · ~38 km · Must-see
• Locust Hill · fort · Pittsylvania · ~42 km · Must-see
• Staunton River State Park · sanctuary · Halifax · ~46 km · Must-see
• Appomattox Court House National Historical Park ruins · church · Pendleton · ~55 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Baptist Tabernacle · church · Mecklenburg · ~55 km · Must-see
• Appomattox Court House National Historical Park · sanctuary · Appomattox · ~55 km · Must-see
• Briery Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Pendleton · ~55 km · Must-see
• Thomas Road Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~60 km · Must-see
• High Bridge Trail State Park · sanctuary · Prince Edward · ~62 km · Must-see
• South River Friends Meetinghouse · church · Lynchburg · ~62 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~63 km · Must-see
• Historic Sandusky · sanctuary · Monroe · ~63 km · Must-see
• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~63 km · Must-see
• Diamond Hill Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~64 km · Must-see
• Appomattox-Buckingham State Forest · sanctuary · Appomattox · ~64 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The Devil's Bookcase

Other hill stations & viewpoints near The Devil's Bookcase

• Smith Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~70 km · Must-see
• Willis Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~82 km · Must-see
• Turkeycock Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~91 km · Must-see
• Apple Orchard Mountain · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~100 km · Must-see
• Grassy Hill · viewpoint · Franklin · ~112 km · Must-see
• Buford's Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~113 km · Must-see
• Blue Ridge Mountains · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~113 km · Must-see
• Rocky Mountain · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~116 km · Must-see
• Elk Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~118 km · Must-see
• Maintop Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~119 km · Must-see

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