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Third Avenue Splash Pad

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Third Avenue is home to Danville’s first splash pad. This scenic park is located in the Third Avenue neighborhood near Fire Station Number 5. Amenities include splash pad with adjoining sheltered picnic tables, public restrooms, playground, paved parking lot, additional sheltered and unsheltered seating areas/picnic tables away from splash pad area. Third Avenue Splash Pad Rules: Glass containers, tobacco/smoking/vaping, and Read more...
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Smith River Access at Philpott Dam

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Public non-motorized boat ramp at the base of Philpott Dam has convenient parking. The next public access is 6.4 miles downstream at the Bassett Access near Bassett Furniture Co. This section of river is scenic and a favorite spot for fishing. The Smith River is nationally recognized for its Native Brown Trout. Paddlers should keep an eye out for blooming Read more...
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Occoneechee State Park

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Occoneechee State Park is along the 50,000-acre Buggs Island Lake. Explore the park’s 800 miles of wooded, cove-studded shoreline. Occoneechee is ideal for those who enjoy fishing, hunting, camping, hiking, horseback riding and boating. Providing 24-hour access Virginia’s largest lake, three boat ramps open the door to 48,000 acres of fishing, boating and aquatic recreation. Forty-eight campsites are available for Read more...
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Castle Rock Golf Course

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Castle Rock Golf and Recreation is located in the quiet town of Pembroke overlooking the New River and its’ namesake “Castle Rock”, in Giles County. The views from the course are of breathtaking vistas of the surrounding Blue Ridge Mountains and no matter what season you decide to play, you will be blesssed. We feature an 18 Hole Golf Course Read more...
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Philpott Park Group Recreational Area

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This area offers group camping with all of the basic amenities – picnic shelter, flush toilets, showers, outdoor grills, a water fountain, an amphitheatre with campfire ring and basketball goal. There’s one thing missing – You. The group area will accommodate up to 100 guests. The camp site offers easy access to the Visitor Center, the playgrounds, fishing, hiking trails Read more...
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Virginia Creeper Trail Club

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The Virginia Creeper Trail Club is a private nonprofit corporation whose purpose is to maintain, promote and preserve the Virginia Creeper Trail corridor and to help develop and conduct public education programs regarding the scenic and natural qualities of the Virginia Creeper Trail. Virginia’s finest rail-trail, the Virginia Creeper National Recreation Trail, occupies the bed of what was once a Read more...
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Valkyrie Aerial Acrobatics

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If you enjoy dance and music, you will want to check out Valkyrie Aerial Acrobatics! Learn how to fly through the air on silks, lyra, and hammocks with expert instructors with one of SoSi’s most unique experiences! Read more...
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North Bend Park

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North Bend Park is located on the John H. Kerr Reservoir, a 50,000-acre lake that extends 39 miles up the wooded, cove-studded shoreline of the Roanoke River in Virginia and North Carolina. Kerr Reservoir, also known as Buggs Island Lake, was created with the construction of the John H. Kerr Dam in 1953. Its 800 miles of wooded shoreline stretch Read more...
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Crazy Horse Marina

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Crazy Horse is centrally located on beautiful Smith Mountain Lake in a cove just off Blackwater Marker B-10A.  Our facility offers boat slip rentals, 24 hour gas dock, boat launch ramp, ship store with ABC off premise license, pump-out, rest room facilities, and plenty of parking. Crazy Horse is also the home to the restaurant Mexico Viejo where you can Read more...
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Italy Bottom Park

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Newly renovated Italy Bottom Park features a fully lighted basketball court, playground, and pavilion. Basketball court has lighting system for games after dark! Read more...
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Blue Ridge Tree Climbing, LLC

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The best and most accurate word for me to describe the attraction to tree climbing is �magic�. We understood the true meaning of the word as children when most of us started climbing, but as we supposedly grew up our gaze went from the tree tops to the desk tops. If you cannot remember the meaning of childhood magic, or Read more...
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River Rock Climbing

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The River Rock is Roanoke’s premier indoor rock climbing gym. Featuring over 8500 square feet of roped climbing and bouldering and a professionally trained and certified staff, River Rock has the terrain and personnel to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience for the seasoned veteran or the complete beginner. Read more...
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William P. Harris Park

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Located minutes from the towns of Richlands and Honaker William P. Harris Park is located on Route 80 at Council. This park has a large community center, a swimming pool, tennis and volleyball courts, athletic fields, picnic shelter, a stage with bleachers, and two 100-year-old restored cabins that provide space for various group meetings. Read more...
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The Great 925 Skating Rink & Arcade

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Enjoy some good, clean family/friend group fun for hours. The Great 925 is huge roller skating rink complete with Concessions, Arcade Machines, 4 Play Station and Xbox Playrooms, Pool Tables and multiple party rooms for rent! Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday are reserved for private parties, Wednesdays open 4:30-9pm, Friday 4:30-10pm, Saturday 1-11pm, Sunday 1-6pm. Get rolling at The Great 925!  Read more...
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Spearhead Dickenson County Archery Range

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Outdoor Archery at its finest!     Bring out the little ones to try our Youth Archery Field. Want to test your skills against other shooters? This tournament setup has it all. Our Archery Shooters Association (ASA) range has 25 new McKenzie 3D targets set against a realistic background with great shooting lanes and each target is reset before the next Read more...
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Martinsville Mustangs: Collegiate Baseball League Action

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MUST SEE MUSTANGS!!! The Coastal Plain League announced that an abbreviated summer 2020 schedule is planned, with league games beginning July 1, 2020, and the season ending in mid-August. Based on governmental guidance, it is anticipated that Mustangs’ players will be arriving in Martinsville in mid-June for a brief pre-season conditioning and mini-camp, including a number of exhibition games that will Read more...
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Beaver Dam Creek Walking Trail

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Part of the Mountain Warbler Trail Loop, this is a walking trail with spectacular nature scenery within the Town of Hillsville. It is situated along a creek embankment with views of open fields opposite the creek as the trail meanders through a peaceful canopy of hardwoods. The diversity of wildlife and plant life helped get the trail listed in the Read more...
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Appalachian Wonders Loop

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If you’re visiting Wise County and want to venture through the beautiful Jefferson National Forest, then the Appalachian Wonders Loop is a great place to start. Located within the Cumberland Plateau, this trail is home to 24 species of breeding warblers, 4 species of thrushes, a diverse selection of flora, salamanders, insects, and mammals, including foxes and black bears. This Read more...
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Heritage Park of Pulaski

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Heritage Park is located on Dora Highway in the Town of Pulaski.  It offers a covered shelter with picnic tables, gazebo, park area and parking facilities.  You may bring a grill if you wish.  Electricity is available and water is available upon request.  The Park is located on the Dora Trail which is the primary bicycle route and walking trail Read more...
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Lee Ford Camp

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Lee Ford Camp is one of the services that ANCHOR provides and this service/facility is open to all of our community and surrounding area. Lee Ford Camp was created by a donation of the land by Heck and Mattie Ford in memory of their son, Lee Ford, who died serving his country in WW II. Lee Ford Camp is a Read more...
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Trout Fishing in Carroll County

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Nestled within the heart of the Blue Ridge Plateau, Carroll County boasts an ideal setting for fishing within many of its mountain streams. Seasoned fishermen will attest to the vibrant quality of trout that can be hooked within Carroll County. Key streams include: CROOKED CREEK (brown, rainbow, and brook trout); STEWARTS CREEK (brook trout); LITTLE REED ISLAND CREEK (rainbow and Read more...
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Phillips Creek Loop Trail

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A self guided 1.3 mile walking trail that requires only a narrative trail brochure. There are stops on the trail, the first in a wildlife clearing for deer, turkey, and other wild game. Next you will pass an old homestead, traces of the house may still be found. There is a White Pine stand that was planted in the 1950s. Read more...
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Horseshoe Point Park at Philpott Lake

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Horseshoe Point is nestled on the shores of Philpott Lake, a 3000 acre lake with 100 miles of shoreline located in the rugged foothills of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains. The lake’s clear water and natural shoreline make it a unique place for visitors to enjoy boating, fishing, hiking, picnicking, and camping. Wildlife is abundant throughout the area: deer, turkeys, squirrels, Read more...
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Birding and Wildlife Trails in Buchanan County

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Wild Buchanan is home to some of the most breathtaking sunrises and sunsets you will find anywhere. We also have a large variety of wildlife, florals and birds! Among the wildlife are herds of Elk.  The elk population was restored starting in 2010 when the reintroduction of elk into Buchanan County started after an almost 100-year absence. Elk were historically found throughout Read more...
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The Virginia Creeper Trail

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The Virginia Creeper Trail is a 34-mile rail-trail that is considered one of the best bike trails in the nation. From Abingdon to Alvarado the trail crosses rolling farmland, and then slowly changes to a high mountain trail between Damascus, VA and Whitetop Station, inside Mount Rogers National Recreation Area. The most popular activity on the trail is a pleasant, Read more...
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Cumberland Gap National Historical Park

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The first great gateway to the west, Cumberland Gap is a mountain pass that was used by wildlife, Native Indian tribes, and later by settlers moving west. Daniel Boone was hired to blaze a trail beginning in Southwest Virginia through Cumberland Gap known as the Wilderness Road. It became the route westward for pioneers who travelled west through the mountains Read more...
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Fairy Stone State Park

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Home of the lucky fairy stones, Fairy Stone is well known for its 168-acre lake adjoining Philpott Reservoir just minutes from the Blue Ridge Parkway. The park offers cabins, a campground, group camping, a conference center, a lodge that sleeps 16, numerous trails, beach swimming, rowboats, canoes, paddle boats, hydro-bikes, picnicking and two playgrounds, including one in the water. Watch Read more...
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Skyland Lakes Golf Club

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Eighteen holes around lakes, through forests and along meadows, all among the majestic mountains that make this area a refreshing escape. Motel accomodations available on site. Golf packages are offered. Please phone for rates. The 18-hole, par 71, golf course is open to the public: Championship tees – 6,520, 68.9, 120;Regular tees – 5,955, N/A, 118;Women’s tees – 5,118, N/A, Read more...
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The Hidden Valley Country Club

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Hidden Valley Country Club, nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains in the heart of the Roanoke Valley, is the perfect venue for weddings, rehearsal dinners, high school reunions, golf outings, etc. Enjoy our outdoor pool for a unique celebration location. Membership is not required to host a function at HVCC but once you experience our personalized service, in such an Read more...
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Wayside Park

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Angler’s Park

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Brosville Walking Track

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Brosville Walking Track is a walking track that is located on school property. It is open to the public after school hours (after 3 p.m.), on the weekends and anytime during the summer (Memorial Day-Mid-August). Walking track – 6 laps = 1 mile Read more...
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Jackson Park

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Located in the heart of the Town of Pulaski, in front of the municipal building on First Street, Jackson Park features a beautiful gazebo, fountain, benches, space for volleyball, an electric car charger (Charge Point),  and is bordered on three sides by sidewalks. This park is a popular walking area, and is also used for many special events and festivals, such as Read more...
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South Valley Anglers

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Full time professional fly fishing guides in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Fly fishing for musky with some of the regions finest guides. USCG licensed. Float and jet skiff adventures available, seasonal striper fishing available as well as other Virginia species. Read more...
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Christiansburg Aquatic Center

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The Christiansburg Aquatic Center is home to: 50 meter competition pool with diving platforms for 1 and 3 meter springboards and a 5, 7 ½, and 10 meter platform. A family leisure pool with a beach entry that will include a triple loop water slide, spray features, and fountain with dumping water buckets. A heated therapy pool with a spa-like Read more...
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Mt. Rogers Scenic Byway

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Enjoy a variety of scenic curves and interesting changes in the terrain as you follow either of the two sections of this byway. The first section begins at Troutdale, VA. You will drive west for 13.2 miles over Virginia Route 603 to Konnarock. VA. You will traverse the heart of the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area. Highway 603 is a Read more...

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