East Gate Park

East Gate Park: 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 park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit East Gate Park

Season: Year-round, evenings.

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 East Gate Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.29392, -79.91983. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near East Gate Park

• Roanoke Star · attraction · Roanoke · ~6 km · Must-see
• Mill Mountain Zoo · park · Monroe · ~7 km · Must-see
• Evergreen Cemetery · park · Roanoke · ~7 km · Must-see
• Blue Ridge Mountains · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~12 km · Must-see
• Carvins Cove Natural Reserve · lake · Monroe · ~13 km · Must-see
• McAfee Knob · viewpoint · Roanoke · ~19 km · Must-see
• Twelve O'clock Knob · viewpoint · Monroe · ~19 km · Must-see
• Maggoty Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~20 km · Must-see
• Buford's Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~21 km · Must-see
• Fort Lewis Mountain · fort · Monroe · ~27 km · Must-see
• Craig Creek Cluster · sanctuary · Monroe · ~30 km · Must-see
• Spring Hollow Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~30 km · Must-see
• Poor Mountain · sanctuary · Monroe · ~31 km · Must-see
• Booker T. Washington National Monument · sanctuary · Franklin · ~32 km · Must-see
• Sinking Creek Mountain · sanctuary · Monroe · ~34 km · Must-see
• Thomas Methodist Episcopal Chapel · church · Monroe · ~35 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~36 km · Must-see
• Brush Mountain East Wilderness · sanctuary · Craig · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of East Gate Park

Other parks near East Gate Park

• Mill Mountain Zoo · park · Monroe · ~7 km · Must-see
• Evergreen Cemetery · park · Roanoke · ~7 km · Must-see
• Longdale Recreation Area · park · Greenbrier · ~73 km · Must-see
• White Sulphur Springs National Fish Hatchery · park · Greenbrier · ~82 km · Must-see
• Shot Tower State Park · park · Wythe · ~121 km · Must-see
• Laurel Hill Farm · park · Patrick · ~124 km · Must-see
• James River Wildlife Management Area · park · Pendleton · ~142 km · Must-see
• Haw River State Park · park · Guilford · ~146 km · Must-see
• Southeast Recreation Center · park · Roanoke · ~4 km
• Elmwood Park · park · Roanoke · ~4 km

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