Nelson County Wayside

Nelson County 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 Nelson County 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 Nelson County Wayside — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.84486, -78.81621. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Nelson County Wayside

• Humpback Rocks · viewpoint · Augusta · ~19 km · Must-see
• Three Ridges Wilderness · sanctuary · Nelson · ~20 km · Must-see
• James River Wildlife Management Area · park · Pendleton · ~26 km · Must-see
• Emmanuel Episcopal Church · church · Albemarle · ~27 km · Must-see
• Priest Wilderness · sanctuary · Nelson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mirador · viewpoint · Albemarle · ~28 km · Must-see
• Crabtree Falls · waterfall · Pendleton · ~29 km · Must-see
• James River State Park · sanctuary · Buckingham · ~30 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary's Wilderness · sanctuary · Augusta · ~33 km · Must-see
• Maintop Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~34 km · Must-see
• Tinkling Spring Church · church · Augusta · ~38 km · Must-see
• Elk Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mount Joy Pond Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~39 km · Must-see
• Rocky Mountain · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~41 km · Must-see
• Sugar Hollow · viewpoint · Charles · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Albemarle · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Charles · ~41 km · Must-see
• Foster Site · fort · Charles · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Nelson County Wayside

Other parks near Nelson County Wayside

• James River Wildlife Management Area · park · Pendleton · ~26 km · Must-see
• Market Street Park · park · Albemarle · ~45 km · Must-see
• Court Square Park · park · Albemarle · ~45 km · Must-see
• Gypsy Hill Park · park · Preston · ~53 km · Must-see
• Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District · park · Fluvanna · ~61 km · Must-see
• Longdale Recreation Area · park · Greenbrier · ~98 km · Must-see
• Powhatan Wildlife Management Area · park · Pendleton · ~100 km · Must-see
• Mid-lothian Mines Park · park · Chesterfield · ~138 km · Must-see
• Deep Run Park · park · Henrico · ~138 km · Must-see
• Cass Scenic Railroad State Park · park · Pocahontas · ~146 km · Must-see

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