The Wilderness

The Wilderness: 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 fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit The Wilderness

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 The Wilderness — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.13377, -79.49209. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Wilderness

• Shenandoah Mountain · viewpoint · Highland · ~19 km · Must-see
• Hayfields State Park · sanctuary · Highland · ~19 km · Must-see
• Elliott Knob · viewpoint · Preston · ~20 km · Must-see
• Elliott Knob · viewpoint · Augusta · ~20 km · Must-see
• Goshen Scout Reservation · sanctuary · Rockbridge · ~23 km · Must-see
• Clarks Cave · sanctuary · Pocahontas · ~23 km · Must-see
• Fort Edward Johnson · fort · Preston · ~28 km · Must-see
• Goshen Pass · sanctuary · Preston · ~29 km · Must-see
• Warm Springs Mountain · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~33 km · Must-see
• Ramsey's Draft Wilderness · sanctuary · Augusta · ~34 km · Must-see
• Bath Community Senior Center · church · Bath · ~36 km · Must-see
• Rough Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Bath · ~38 km · Must-see
• Paddy Knob · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~38 km · Must-see
• Folly Mills Creek Fen Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~40 km · Must-see
• Rich Hole Wilderness · sanctuary · Alleghany · ~40 km · Must-see
• Wild Oak National Recreation Trail · trek · Augusta · ~41 km · Must-see
• House Mountain (Rockbridge County, Virginia) · viewpoint · Greenbrier · ~43 km · Must-see
• Alleghany Mountain · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The Wilderness

Other forts & heritage near The Wilderness

• Fort Edward Johnson · fort · Preston · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fort Marrow · fort · Randolph · ~90 km · Must-see
• Point of Honor Monument · fort · Monroe · ~106 km · Must-see
• Foster Site · fort · Charles · ~109 km · Must-see
• Fort Lewis Mountain · fort · Monroe · ~136 km · Must-see
• Locust Hill · fort · Pittsylvania · ~144 km · Must-see
• Estaline Schoolhouse · fort · Augusta · ~18 km
• Augusta Springs YCC Camp · fort · Augusta · ~19 km
• Cameron Hall Lane · fort · Rockbridge · ~21 km
• Crab Run Lane Truss Bridge · fort · Highland · ~28 km

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