Ruffner Plaza

Ruffner Plaza: 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 Ruffner Plaza

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 Ruffner Plaza — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.66479, -78.46213. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ruffner Plaza

• Luray Caverns · attraction · Page · ~2 km · Must-see
• Neighbor Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mary's Rock · viewpoint · Washington · ~16 km · Must-see
• Knob Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~16 km · Must-see
• Nakedtop · viewpoint · Charles · ~16 km · Must-see
• Massanutten Mountain · viewpoint · Garrett · ~17 km · Must-see
• New Market Gap · sanctuary · Garrett · ~17 km · Must-see
• Hawksbill · viewpoint · Madison · ~17 km · Must-see
• Hawksbill Mountain · viewpoint · Charles · ~17 km · Must-see
• Short Mountain · viewpoint · Garrett · ~18 km · Must-see
• Fishers Gap · viewpoint · Charles · ~19 km · Must-see
• Massanutten Trail · trek · Shenandoah · ~20 km · Must-see
• Old Rag Mountain · viewpoint · Charles · ~22 km · Must-see
• Old Rag Mountain · viewpoint · Madison · ~22 km · Must-see
• Pignut Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~23 km · Must-see
• Massanutten Mountain · viewpoint · Shenandoah · ~23 km · Must-see
• Seven Bends State Park · sanctuary · Shenandoah · ~25 km · Must-see
• Shenandoah National Park · sanctuary · Page · ~27 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ruffner Plaza

Other parks near Ruffner Plaza

• G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area · park · Montgomery · ~67 km · Must-see
• Court Square Park · park · Albemarle · ~88 km · Must-see
• Market Street Park · park · Albemarle · ~88 km · Must-see
• Gypsy Hill Park · park · Preston · ~98 km · Must-see
• Springfield Wildlife Management Area · park · Hampshire · ~113 km · Must-see
• Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District · park · Fluvanna · ~114 km · Must-see
• Ellanor C. Lawrence Park · park · Montgomery · ~115 km · Must-see
• Sully Historic Site · park · Fairfax · ~117 km · Must-see
• Frying Pan Farm Park · park · Montgomery · ~120 km · Must-see
• George Washington Boyhood Home Site · park · Stafford · ~122 km · Must-see

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