Ben Salem Wayside

Ben Salem Wayside: 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 Ben Salem Wayside

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 Ben Salem Wayside — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.75274, -79.39227. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ben Salem Wayside

• First Baptist Church · church · Lexington · ~7 km · Must-see
• University Chapel · church · Lexington · ~7 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge Zoo · church · Alleghany · ~22 km · Must-see
• House Mountain (Rockbridge County, Virginia) · viewpoint · Greenbrier · ~22 km · Must-see
• James River Face Wilderness · sanctuary · Bedford · ~23 km · Must-see
• Rocky Mountain · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~24 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge of Virginia · attraction · Rockbridge · ~24 km · Must-see
• Goshen Pass · sanctuary · Preston · ~26 km · Must-see
• Elk Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~26 km · Must-see
• Thunder Ridge Wilderness · sanctuary · Rockbridge · ~31 km · Must-see
• Goshen Scout Reservation · sanctuary · Rockbridge · ~31 km · Must-see
• Maintop Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~32 km · Must-see
• Rich Hole Wilderness · sanctuary · Alleghany · ~32 km · Must-see
• Longdale Recreation Area · park · Greenbrier · ~34 km · Must-see
• Apple Orchard Falls · waterfall · Alleghany · ~35 km · Must-see
• Apple Orchard Mountain · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mount Joy Pond Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~37 km · Must-see
• Crabtree Falls · waterfall · Pendleton · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ben Salem Wayside

Other parks near Ben Salem Wayside

• Longdale Recreation Area · park · Greenbrier · ~34 km · Must-see
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• James River Wildlife Management Area · park · Pendleton · ~74 km · Must-see
• Mill Mountain Zoo · park · Monroe · ~92 km · Must-see
• Evergreen Cemetery · park · Roanoke · ~93 km · Must-see
• White Sulphur Springs National Fish Hatchery · park · Greenbrier · ~100 km · Must-see
• Market Street Park · park · Albemarle · ~107 km · Must-see
• Court Square Park · park · Albemarle · ~108 km · Must-see
• Cass Scenic Railroad State Park · park · Pocahontas · ~110 km · Must-see
• Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District · park · Fluvanna · ~125 km · Must-see

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