Swannanoa

Swannanoa: 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 Swannanoa

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 Swannanoa — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.02818, -78.86883. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Swannanoa

• Humpback Rocks · viewpoint · Augusta · ~10 km · Must-see
• Emmanuel Episcopal Church · church · Albemarle · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mirador · viewpoint · Albemarle · ~12 km · Must-see
• Tinkling Spring Church · church · Augusta · ~15 km · Must-see
• Sugar Hollow · viewpoint · Charles · ~23 km · Must-see
• Staunton National Cemetery · sanctuary · Staunton · ~25 km · Must-see
• Three Ridges Wilderness · sanctuary · Nelson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library · sanctuary · Preston · ~28 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary's Wilderness · sanctuary · Augusta · ~29 km · Must-see
• Gypsy Hill Park · park · Preston · ~30 km · Must-see
• Folly Mills Creek Fen Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~31 km · Must-see
• Grand Caverns · sanctuary · Preston · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mount Joy Pond Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~33 km · Must-see
• Crabtree Falls · waterfall · Pendleton · ~34 km · Must-see
• Priest Wilderness · sanctuary · Nelson · ~36 km · Must-see
• Deep Run Ponds Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Albemarle · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Charles · ~38 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Swannanoa

Other forts & heritage near Swannanoa

• Foster Site · fort · Charles · ~40 km · Must-see
• Fort Edward Johnson · fort · Preston · ~69 km · Must-see
• Point of Honor Monument · fort · Monroe · ~90 km · Must-see
• Locust Hill · fort · Pittsylvania · ~134 km · Must-see
• Crozet Tunnel East Portal · fort · Nelson · ~2 km
• Ramsay · fort · Albemarle · ~11 km
• Sherando Camp · fort · Augusta · ~14 km
• Commonwealth Center for Children and Adolescents · fort · Staunton · ~23 km
• Western State Hospital · fort · Staunton · ~24 km
• Archeological Site No. AU-154 · fort · Preston · ~25 km

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