Chesapeake Arboretum

Chesapeake Arboretum: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Chesapeake Arboretum

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.

How to reach Chesapeake Arboretum — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.74246, -76.23618. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Chesapeake Arboretum

• Craddock Historic District · sanctuary · Portsmouth · ~12 km · Must-see
• Fresnel Lens from Hog Island Light · attraction · Portsmouth · ~14 km · Must-see
• Children's Museum of Virginia · museum · Portsmouth · ~15 km · Must-see
• Portsmouth Lightship Museum · museum · Portsmouth · ~15 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Portsmouth · ~15 km · Must-see
• Downtown Portsmouth Historic District · sanctuary · Portsmouth · ~15 km · Must-see
• Saint Pauls Catholic Church · church · Portsmouth · ~15 km · Must-see
• Monumental United Methodist Church · church · Portsmouth · ~15 km · Must-see
• The MacArthur Memorial Museum · museum · Norfolk · ~16 km · Must-see
• Fort Nelson Park · fort · Portsmouth · ~16 km · Must-see
• Norfolk Attractions · fort · Norfolk · ~16 km · Must-see
• Nauticus · museum · Norfolk · ~16 km · Must-see
• USS Norfolk Bell · attraction · Norfolk · ~16 km · Must-see
• Chrysler Museum of Art · museum · Norfolk · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mount Trashmore Park · park · Virginia Beach · ~17 km · Must-see
• Virginia Zoological Park · sanctuary · Norfolk · ~19 km · Must-see
• WJLZ-FM (Virginia Beach) · beach · Virginia Beach · ~21 km · Must-see
• Tidewater Arboretum · park · Virginia Beach · ~22 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Chesapeake Arboretum

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Chesapeake Arboretum

• Craddock Historic District · sanctuary · Portsmouth · ~12 km · Must-see
• Downtown Portsmouth Historic District · sanctuary · Portsmouth · ~15 km · Must-see
• Virginia Zoological Park · sanctuary · Norfolk · ~19 km · Must-see
• Northwest River State Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Chesapeake · ~24 km · Must-see
• Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Centers · sanctuary · Virginia Beach · ~30 km · Must-see
• Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Chesapeake · ~31 km · Must-see
• First Landing State Park · sanctuary · Virginia Beach · ~33 km · Must-see
• Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Virginia Beach · ~33 km · Must-see
• Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Suffolk · ~36 km · Must-see
• Dismal Swamp State Park · sanctuary · Camden · ~38 km · Must-see

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