Simpson Field

Simpson Field: 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 Simpson Field

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 Simpson Field — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.71847, -81.78570. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Simpson Field

• Saint Paul's Episcopal Church · church · Burke · ~7 km · Must-see
• Lake James State Park · lake · Burke · ~12 km · Must-see
• Gaston Chapel AME Church · church · Burke · ~12 km · Must-see
• Lake James · lake · Burke · ~15 km · Must-see
• The Berry Site · fort · Burke · ~16 km · Must-see
• South Mountains State Park · sanctuary · Burke · ~18 km · Must-see
• Tuttle Educational State Forest · sanctuary · Caldwell · ~26 km · Must-see
• Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail · trek · Burke · ~26 km · Must-see
• Table Rock Mountain · viewpoint · Burke · ~26 km · Must-see
• Linville Gorge Wilderness · sanctuary · Burke · ~26 km · Must-see
• Brown Mountain · viewpoint · Caldwell · ~29 km · Must-see
• Adams Mountain · viewpoint · Caldwell · ~30 km · Must-see
• Little Chestnut Mountain · viewpoint · Caldwell · ~31 km · Must-see
• Linville Caverns · attraction · McDowell · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Tahoma · lake · East Tennessee · ~33 km · Must-see
• Chestnut Mountain · viewpoint · Caldwell · ~34 km · Must-see
• Gillespie Gap · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~35 km · Must-see
• Humpback Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Simpson Field

Other parks near Simpson Field

• Andrews Geyser · park · McDowell · ~52 km · Must-see
• Tweetsie Railroad · park · Watauga · ~65 km · Must-see
• Roan Mountain State Park · park · East Tennessee · ~72 km · Must-see
• Rendezvous Mountain Educational State Forest · park · Wilkes · ~90 km · Must-see
• Erwin National Fish Hatchery · park · East Tennessee · ~92 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Arboretum · park · Buncombe · ~98 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Arboretum · park · East Tennessee · ~98 km · Must-see
• Tipton-Haynes Historic Site · park · East Tennessee · ~101 km · Must-see
• Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area · park · East Tennessee · ~102 km · Must-see
• Latta Place · park · Mecklenburg · ~109 km · Must-see

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