King Recreation Area

King Recreation Area: 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 King Recreation Area

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 King Recreation Area — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.28187, -80.36800. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near King Recreation Area

• Donnaha Church · church · Forsyth · ~10 km · Must-see
• Pilot Mountain · viewpoint · Surry · ~14 km · Must-see
• Germanton United Methodist Church · church · Stokes · ~15 km · Must-see
• SciWorks · sanctuary · Forsyth · ~17 km · Must-see
• Hanging Rock State Park · sanctuary · Stokes · ~19 km · Must-see
• Moore's Knob Firetower · viewpoint · Stokes · ~19 km · Must-see
• Reynolda House · museum · Forsyth · ~24 km · Must-see
• Reynolda Gardens · park · Forsyth · ~24 km · Must-see
• NCMA Winston-Salem (formerly SECCA) · church · Forsyth · ~24 km · Must-see
• Moratock Park · sanctuary · Stokes · ~26 km · Must-see
• Hanes Park · park · Forsyth · ~28 km · Must-see
• Jessup's Mill · attraction · Stokes · ~34 km · Must-see
• Belews Creek Dam · lake · Rockingham · ~38 km · Must-see
• Tanglewood Arboretum · sanctuary · Forsyth · ~39 km · Must-see
• Andy Griffith Museum · museum · Patrick · ~40 km · Must-see
• Laurel Hill Farm · park · Patrick · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mayo River State Park (NC) · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lovill's Creek Lake · lake · Carroll · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of King Recreation Area

Other parks near King Recreation Area

• Reynolda Gardens · park · Forsyth · ~24 km · Must-see
• Hanes Park · park · Forsyth · ~28 km · Must-see
• Laurel Hill Farm · park · Patrick · ~44 km · Must-see
• Guilford Courthouse National Military Park · park · Guilford · ~62 km · Must-see
• Haw River State Park · park · Guilford · ~64 km · Must-see
• Tanger Bicentennial Gardens · park · Guilford · ~65 km · Must-see
• Benjamin Park Bog Garden · park · Guilford · ~65 km · Must-see
• Greensboro Arboretum · park · Guilford · ~66 km · Must-see
• Wet 'n Wild Emerald Pointe Water Park · park · Guilford · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lebauer Park · park · Guilford · ~71 km · Must-see

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