Notable museum · Wilkes, North Carolina
Forestry Center
Forestry Center is a museum in Wilkes, North Carolina.
Forestry Center: 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 museum: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Forestry Center
Season: Year-round; check weekly closing day (often Monday).
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 Forestry Center — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 36.22153, -81.29212. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Forestry Center
- Rendezvous Mountain Educational State Forest · park · Wilkes · ~1 km · Must-see
- Rendezvous Mountain State Park · sanctuary · Wilkes · ~2 km · Must-see
- Rendezvous Mountain State Forest · sanctuary · Wilkes · ~8 km · Must-see
- W. Kerr Scott Reservoir · lake · Wilkes · ~15 km · Must-see
- Tomkins Knob · viewpoint · Ashe · ~21 km · Must-see
- Fire Scale Mountain · viewpoint · Watauga · ~22 km · Must-see
- Powder Horn Mountain · viewpoint · Watauga · ~27 km · Must-see
- Maria Chapel · church · Caldwell · ~28 km · Must-see
- Pores Knob · viewpoint · Wilkes · ~29 km · Must-see
- Doughton Park · sanctuary · Wilkes · ~29 km · Must-see
- Mulatto Mountain · viewpoint · Ashe · ~30 km · Must-see
- Mount Jefferson State Natural Area · viewpoint · Ashe · ~31 km · Must-see
- New River State Park · sanctuary · Ashe · ~34 km · Must-see
- Stone Mountain State Park · sanctuary · Wilkes · ~35 km · Must-see
- Stone Mt State Park Waterfalls · waterfall · Wilkes · ~37 km · Must-see
- Tweetsie Railroad · park · Watauga · ~41 km · Must-see
- Hickory Ridge Living History Museum · museum · Watauga · ~42 km · Must-see
- Daniel Boone Native Gardens · sanctuary · Watauga · ~43 km · Must-see
Other museums near Forestry Center
- Hickory Ridge Living History Museum · museum · Watauga · ~42 km · Must-see
- Andy Griffith Museum · museum · Patrick · ~86 km · Must-see
- Reynolda House · museum · Forsyth · ~114 km · Must-see
- Rowan Museum · museum · Rowan · ~120 km · Must-see
- Historic Crab Orchard Museum · museum · Tazewell · ~129 km · Must-see
- Old Davidson County Courthouse · museum · Davidson · ~129 km · Must-see
- Discovery Place · museum · York · ~147 km · Must-see
- Originals Only Gallery · museum · Ashe · ~34 km
- Catch Light Gallery · museum · Ashe · ~34 km
- Museum of Ashe County History · museum · Ashe · ~34 km
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Frequently asked
Is Forestry Center open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Forestry Center yet. Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Busiest: Weekends and long holidays.
What is the best time to visit Forestry Center?
Year-round; check weekly closing day (often Monday). Moderate; weekends busier.
What are the places to visit near Forestry Center?
Nearby: Rendezvous Mountain Educational State Forest (park, 1 km), Rendezvous Mountain State Park (sanctuary, 2 km), Rendezvous Mountain State Forest (sanctuary, 8 km), W. Kerr Scott Reservoir (lake, 15 km), Tomkins Knob (viewpoint, 21 km), Fire Scale Mountain (viewpoint, 22 km).
Is Forestry Center worth visiting?
Forestry Center is listed as a notable museum in North Carolina on Spotwander.