Pauley Bridge

Pauley Bridge: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Pauley Bridge

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Pauley Bridge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.49280, -82.53548. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pauley Bridge

• Fishtrap Lake · lake · Mingo · ~16 km · Must-see
• Fishtrap Lake · lake · Pike · ~20 km · Must-see
• Dewey Lake · lake · Floyd · ~35 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Dickenson · ~39 km · Must-see
• Breaks Interstate Park · sanctuary · Dickenson · ~40 km · Must-see
• John W Flannagan Dam · lake · Dickenson · ~42 km · Must-see
• Pound Gap · sanctuary · Letcher · ~48 km · Must-see
• Ralph Stanley Museum · museum · McDowell · ~48 km · Must-see
• Clinch Ranger District Cluster · sanctuary · Letcher · ~52 km · Must-see
• North Fork of the Pound · sanctuary · Letcher · ~52 km · Must-see
• North Fork Pound Reservoir · lake · Letcher · ~52 km · Must-see
• Stuffley Knob · viewpoint · Johnson · ~58 km · Must-see
• Big Lovely Mountain · viewpoint · Knott · ~60 km · Must-see
• Carr Creek Lake · lake · Knott · ~63 km · Must-see
• Horsepen Mountain · viewpoint · Logan · ~63 km · Must-see
• Paintsville Lake · lake · Johnson · ~70 km · Must-see
• Halls Butt · viewpoint · Letcher · ~71 km · Must-see
• Duty Knob · viewpoint · Pike · ~2 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Pauley Bridge

Other forts & heritage near Pauley Bridge

• Floyd County War Memorial · fort · Floyd · ~36 km
• East Bridge Street · fort · Floyd · ~37 km
• West Bridge Street · fort · Floyd · ~37 km
• Middle Creek National Battlefield · fort · Floyd · ~38 km
• Matewan Historic District · fort · Mingo · ~45 km
• Mountain HomePlace · fort · Johnson · ~61 km
• Prater's Fort · fort · Magoffin · ~69 km
• Chesapeake and Ohio Railway 2755 · fort · Logan · ~80 km
• Kragon Fort Ancient Village · fort · Breathitt · ~89 km
• Post Office · fort · Morgan · ~91 km

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