Chestnut Ridge

Chestnut Ridge: 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 viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Chestnut Ridge

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

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 Chestnut Ridge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.04586, -79.49295. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Chestnut Ridge

• Forbes State Forest · sanctuary · Fayette · ~7 km · Must-see
• Indian Creek Valley Trail · trek · Fayette · ~12 km · Must-see
• Polymath Park Tour · park · Westmoreland · ~18 km · Must-see
• Roaring Run Natural Area · sanctuary · Westmoreland · ~19 km · Must-see
• Fallingwater · museum · Fayette · ~20 km · Must-see
• Shady Grove Park · park · Fayette · ~23 km · Must-see
• Ferncliff Peninsula Natural Area · sanctuary · Fayette · ~25 km · Must-see
• Ohiopyle State Park · sanctuary · Fayette · ~25 km · Must-see
• Laurel Hill State Park · park · Somerset · ~27 km · Must-see
• Kooser State Park · sanctuary · Somerset · ~28 km · Must-see
• Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival · park · Westmoreland · ~29 km · Must-see
• Chestnut Ridge · viewpoint · Westmoreland · ~29 km · Must-see
• Fort Necessity National Battlefield · fort · Fayette · ~31 km · Must-see
• Linn Run State Park · sanctuary · Westmoreland · ~33 km · Must-see
• Wharton Furnace · attraction · Fayette · ~34 km · Must-see
• Laurel Summit State Park · sanctuary · Somerset · ~35 km · Must-see
• Westmoreland Museum of American Art · museum · Westmoreland · ~37 km · Must-see
• Blessed Sacrament Cathedral · church · Westmoreland · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Chestnut Ridge

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Chestnut Ridge

• Chestnut Ridge · viewpoint · Westmoreland · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mount Davis · viewpoint · Somerset · ~49 km · Must-see
• Mount Davis · viewpoint · Garrett · ~49 km · Must-see
• Negro Mountain · viewpoint · Garrett · ~55 km · Must-see
• Panther Hollow · viewpoint · Allegheny · ~72 km · Must-see
• Flagstaff Hill · viewpoint · Allegheny · ~73 km · Must-see
• Gregg Knob · viewpoint · Preston · ~76 km · Must-see
• Grand View Point Hotel · viewpoint · Bedford · ~78 km · Must-see
• Dorsey Knob · viewpoint · Monongalia · ~80 km · Must-see
• Little Snaggy Mountain · viewpoint · Garrett · ~80 km · Must-see

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