Morningside Park

Morningside 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 Morningside 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 Morningside Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.25798, -79.92158. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Morningside Park

• Roanoke Star · attraction · Roanoke · ~2 km · Must-see
• Mill Mountain Zoo · park · Monroe · ~2 km · Must-see
• Evergreen Cemetery · park · Roanoke · ~5 km · Must-see
• Blue Ridge Mountains · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~15 km · Must-see
• Maggoty Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~15 km · Must-see
• Twelve O'clock Knob · viewpoint · Monroe · ~18 km · Must-see
• Carvins Cove Natural Reserve · lake · Monroe · ~18 km · Must-see
• McAfee Knob · viewpoint · Roanoke · ~23 km · Must-see
• Buford's Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~24 km · Must-see
• Fort Lewis Mountain · fort · Monroe · ~27 km · Must-see
• Spring Hollow Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~28 km · Must-see
• Poor Mountain · sanctuary · Monroe · ~29 km · Must-see
• Booker T. Washington National Monument · sanctuary · Franklin · ~29 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~33 km · Must-see
• Grassy Hill · viewpoint · Franklin · ~34 km · Must-see
• Craig Creek Cluster · sanctuary · Monroe · ~34 km · Must-see
• Pedlar Hills Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Monroe · ~36 km · Must-see
• Thomas Methodist Episcopal Chapel · church · Monroe · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Morningside Park

Other parks near Morningside Park

• Mill Mountain Zoo · park · Monroe · ~2 km · Must-see
• Evergreen Cemetery · park · Roanoke · ~5 km · Must-see
• Longdale Recreation Area · park · Greenbrier · ~78 km · Must-see
• White Sulphur Springs National Fish Hatchery · park · Greenbrier · ~86 km · Must-see
• Shot Tower State Park · park · Wythe · ~118 km · Must-see
• Laurel Hill Farm · park · Patrick · ~119 km · Must-see
• Haw River State Park · park · Guilford · ~141 km · Must-see
• James River Wildlife Management Area · park · Pendleton · ~144 km · Must-see
• Southeast Recreation Center · park · Roanoke · ~1 km
• Mill Mountain Park · park · Roanoke · ~2 km

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