Poplar Gap Park

Poplar Gap Park: 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 Poplar Gap Park

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 Poplar Gap Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.24119, -82.16241. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Poplar Gap Park

• Breaks Interstate Park · sanctuary · Dickenson · ~16 km · Must-see
• John W Flannagan Dam · lake · Dickenson · ~20 km · Must-see
• Fishtrap Lake · lake · Pike · ~34 km · Must-see
• Ralph Stanley Museum · museum · McDowell · ~35 km · Must-see
• Fishtrap Lake · lake · Mingo · ~39 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Dickenson · ~39 km · Must-see
• Pinnacle Natural Area Perserve · sanctuary · Russell · ~41 km · Must-see
• Cleveland Barrens Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Russell · ~43 km · Must-see
• Clinch River State Park · sanctuary · Russell · ~44 km · Must-see
• Oxbow Lake · lake · Russell · ~50 km · Must-see
• Clinch Ranger District Cluster · sanctuary · Letcher · ~51 km · Must-see
• Beartown Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~53 km · Must-see
• Pound Gap · sanctuary · Letcher · ~53 km · Must-see
• North Fork Pound Reservoir · lake · Letcher · ~54 km · Must-see
• Clinch Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~55 km · Must-see
• The Channels Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Russell · ~56 km · Must-see
• The Channels State Forest · sanctuary · Washington · ~56 km · Must-see
• North Fork of the Pound · sanctuary · Letcher · ~57 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Poplar Gap Park

Other parks near Poplar Gap Park

• Lilley Cornett Woods · park · Letcher · ~95 km · Must-see
• Warriors' Path State Park · park · East Tennessee · ~109 km · Must-see
• Bays Mountain Park & Planetarium · park · East Tennessee · ~112 km · Must-see
• Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area · park · East Tennessee · ~125 km · Must-see
• Tipton-Haynes Historic Site · park · East Tennessee · ~133 km · Must-see
• Blanton Forest State Nature Preserve · park · Harlan · ~141 km · Must-see
• Roan Mountain State Park · park · East Tennessee · ~149 km · Must-see
• Williams Park · park · Tazewell · ~46 km
• J.S. Easterly Park · park · Russell · ~47 km
• Horse Creek Public Fishing Area · park · Wyoming · ~68 km

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