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Holly Grove Marina, Deli & Rentals

Holly Grove Marina offers kayak and pontoon boat rentals from our beautifully situated location on upper Lake Gaston. In addition to boat rentals, we have a Convinience Store,  24hr Gas pumps at the road,  Gas Docks open the same hrs as store,  Deli that serves breakfast and sandwiches,  Yearly slip rentals,  a Fully Stocked Tackle Shop,  Boat Launch, and  Lottery.  With Read more...
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Panhandle Trail at Occoneechee State Park

The Panhandle Multi-Use Trail located in Occoneechee State Park is a 15-mile (7.5 miles each way) round-trip trail, with an additional 1-mile spur trail located approximately 3/4 into the hike. This very secluded hike is along a long peninsula jutting into Kerr Lake, and is very lightly traveled.  Many opportunities for wildlife viewing and birding exist, and as this is Read more...
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Coates Bark Park

Coates Bark Park is a playground for dogs and one of the few places in the city where your dog can enjoy themselves without being leashed. Located behind Coates Recreation Center off Westover Drive, the dog park includes separate areas for large and small breeds and dog-friendly amenities including a doggie water fountain. Read more...
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Smith River Access – Philpott Dam

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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Winter Sports at The Omni Homestead

Winter, when the Allegheny Mountains are blanketed in white, is the perfect time to embark on snowy getaway to The Omni Homestead Resort. With skiing, snowboarding, tubing, mini snowmobiles, ice skating and a host of other activities, there are lots of ways to enjoy the winter season. The Omni Homestead offers a comfortable, relaxed and uncrowded area ideal for beginners. Read more...
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Bullitt Park

A wide variety of recreational facilities are available at Bullitt Park, including a splash pad that is open seasonally as well as a treehouse adventure course. The park boasts a 3500 seating capacity, 8000 standing room only capacity and 10000 person capacity for concerts and music venues. Located on the winding Powell River, the park features a football stadium, picnic shelters, basketball Read more...
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Stars and Stripes Farm

We strive to raise quality Rocky Mountain horses from old bloodlines with the conformation, temperament and strong gait these horses are known for. We are a small farm in Fincastle, Virginia near Roanoke nestled between the Blue Ridge and Allegheny mountains and near the Jefferson National Forest. We are proud to breed, raise, show and trail ride the Rocky Mountain Read more...
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George Washington & Jefferson National Forest: Clinch Ranger District

Call for detailed maps of trails through National Forest. Campgrounds open mid-May to mid-October. Read more...
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Lake Gaston

Lake Gaston is a vacation home dream!  Located on the border of Virginia and North Carolina, Lake Gaston is roughly 35 miles long and covers over 20,000 acres with 350 miles  of shoreline. Lake Gaston has long been popular for fishing and other water recreation including activities such as boating, swimming, water skiing and wakeboarding.  In Virginia, visitors can gain access Read more...
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Gym 24

Gym 24 is a 24-hour fitness facility in Martinsville, VA. We are here to help you reach and maintain your fitness goals. Our combination of different types of fitness equipment and classes can meet your fitness needs and levels, from beginner to advanced. At Gym 24, you’ll find all the latest strength and cardio equipment along with an energetic exercise Read more...
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Norton Recreation Department

Norton Community Center and swimming pool are located on East Park Avenue. A variety of recreation programs and classes are offered as well as meeting rooms for gatherings and social events. Read more...
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Crystal Shores Marina

Crystal Shores Marina is a family friendly marina nestled in a protected deep water cove. We are just minutes away, by both land and water, from Halesford Bridge and Bridgewater Plaza. Just off of Route 122, we are only a 45 minute drive from Roanoke and an hour from Lynchburg. Read more...
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Silverbell Trail

Named for the Carolina Silverbell tree, the Silverbell  Trail in Martinsville is a quarter mile long.  It will take you on a lovely wooded journey through the heart of town.  Enjoy the ironwork sculptures at each end of the trail and look for the eight finely crafted bronze pieces on your walk.  They include a dove, bunny, grasshopper, trout, frog, Read more...
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Wolf Creek Picnic Area

Wolf Creek Picnic area is located on the banks of Wolf Creek, a stocked trout stream. The picnic sites and shelter provide good views of the wide free flowing stream. The picnic shelter accommodates about 32 people. Additional picnic sites are scattered throughout the woods. A very scenic ramp/bridge crosses over the stream leading to three loop trails of about Read more...
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Lauren Mountain Preserve

Lauren Mountain Preserve is a 1.5 mile out an back trail that follows the Smith River and is located in Bassett, VA on Wells Hollow Road. Wildflowers and a variety of interesting plants can be found at this site.  Huge beech trees and beautiful river views are part of the experience for the hiker and fisherman. Read more...
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Pump Storage Station and Dominion Back Creek Recreational Area

The world’s most powerful pumped storage generating station provides the electricity needs for millions of homes across six states. In 1985, the year it went into operation, it was cited as one of the nation’s most outstanding engineering achievements. Because the extreme fluctuations of the water levels at the Bath County Pumped Storage area make them unsuitable for recreation, Dominion Read more...
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Rich Hole Wilderness

In the late 1800s and early 1900s iron ore was mined from some of the hillsides in the area, and trees were cut to make charcoal for the iron ore furnaces. Traces of this activity, including an old mountain homestead with a small orchard, remain today in Rich Hole Wilderness. You’ll find a mature hardwood ecosystem with large old hemlocks Read more...
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Jack Dalton Park

Jack Dalton Park is located in Collinsville off of King’s Mountain Road behind the County Administration Building. The park is approximately 30 acres and has many nice features. The most popular attraction is a 6/10 mile lighted and paved walking trail that is around the perimeter of the park. The park also has a large picnic shelter with picnic tables Read more...
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Blue Ridge Parkway – Agricultural Lease Interpretative Overlook

Most of the landscape along the 469 mile Blue Ridge Parkway consists of mountainous terrain and steep wooded ridges. The 30 mile stretch of the parkway through Carroll County presents the traveler with a different pastoral view due to the fact that the county is within the Blue Ridge Plateau sub-region of the Blue Ridge Mountain chain. Here the landscape Read more...
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Wilderness Road State Park

Wilderness Road State Park is about 327 acres that lie astride the Wilderness Road, a route carved by Daniel Boone in 1775. The route, which followed a buffalo trace, opened America’s first western frontier. Most notable in the park are the Karlan Mansion, which was built in 1877, a state-of-the-art visitor center and Martin’s Station, a reconstructed colonial frontier fort that was located near Read more...
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Top Shelf Billiards

Top Shelf Billiards, located in Collinsville, offers 12 pool tables and hosts a variety of weekly tournaments. Weekly Tournaments include: Doubles Tournaments Laggers Choice 8-Ball Chip & 9-Ball Chip Check our Facebook page for up to date tournament information and current hours! Remember to come hungry and enjoy hot food from our snack bar. Read more...
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Hot Rod Rentals LLC

If you’re wanting to experience Spearhead’s Coal Canyon Trails but don’t have an ATV/UTV, you’ve come to the right place. Hot Rod Rentals offers Polaris Ranger 570 and Kawasaki Teryx 800 rentals so you can get up close and personal with southwest Virginia’s hills and valleys! Located just 4 miles from the Coal Canyon Trail System in the ATV-friendly town of Read more...
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White Rock Stables

White Rocks Stables offers a ‘fun for the whole family’ experience with several locations recommended for riders ranging from novice to the most experienced of horseman. In the near future we hope to offer a wide range of equine related services as well!!! Come experience a journey on horseback through the historical Cumberland Gap National Park to the top of the White Rocks, Read more...
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Virginia Creeper Trail Club

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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Gilley Park

Gilley’s Park is a public, year-round fishing pond park at the end of Trail Drive. A cooperative effort between the Town of Rocky Mount and Franklin County, the park’s three ponds are stocked several times yearly, and offers a great place for young anglers to learn how to fish. Fishing licenses are required, and the rules and regulations of the Read more...
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Anglers Ridge Mountain Bike Trail System

Danville is home to one of the longest single track mountain bike trails in the region. Built through a partnership between Anglers Ridge Trail Association and Danville Parks and Recreation, the system offers a variety of trails for multiple experience levels. Choose your own journey, long or short, by riding a single trail or combination. With more than 35 miles Read more...
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Clarksville Marina

Located in historic downtown Clarksville, Virginia’s only lakeside town, on beautiful Buggs Island Lake/John H. Kerr Reservoir. Boating, water skiing, water tubing and fishing, lake home rental and camping are easily accessible. The Clarksville Marina has a gas dock, slips, general store and Pontoon boat rentals. With the addition of fishing lights on the local bridge, Clarksville is now the Read more...
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Spikenard Farm Honeybee Sanctuary

Join us for educational workshops throughout the year or at one of our free Friday tours! Please visit our website for a full list of classes, from beekeeping to farming & gardening to baking bread in a woodfired oven <https://spikenardfarm.org/> We also offer pollinator-friendly plants and seeds for sale. Spikenard Farm Honeybee Sanctuary specializes in flowers that nourish the bees with Read more...
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Gap Caverns in Cumberland Gap National Historical Park

Explore a hidden world found underground- inside the mountains! It is a world of darkness, with fantastic dripstone formations and strange animals who have adapted to the cave environment. There are no entrance fees at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. There are fees for camping, guided tours, and other amenities in the park. Gap Cave Tours: Join park rangers on Read more...
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Centennial Park

The South Hill Centennial Park offers various amenities for your outdoor enjoyment. Picnic in shady surroundings while watching the kids romp and play on the fun-filled playground equipment available. Or get energetic and try out the asphalt tennis courts. Spacious grass areas are also available for your impromptu softball or soccer game. You can reserve the park for your family Read more...
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Primland Resort, Auberge Resorts Collection – Shooting Sports

Excellent hunting is available at Primland, whether it be quail, pheasant, chukar, whitetail deer or wild turkey. Primland specializes in upland style pheasant, chukar and quail hunting. These hunts are fully guided, offering the less experienced as well as the most experienced an enjoyable day of hunting with one of the property’s highly trained dogs. We also offer semi-guided whitetail Read more...
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High Knob Observation Tower

A brand new observation tower with a long history opened in 2014 atop High Knob Recreation Area. At an elevation of 4,223 feet, the original tower built in the 30s burned down 40 years later. In 1978, Flatwoods Job Corp. built a new three story tower that met its demise by arson in 2007. Thanks to a dedicated community of Read more...
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Big Stone Gap Loop

Big Stone Gap isn’t just the name of a movie, it’s also a town with a number of interesting sites to explore. Take a short trip around Fraley Park or a more strenuous trek on Roaring Fork and enjoy the stunning rhododendron thickets, cascading waters, and moss-covered rocks. 200-year old eastern hemlock, yellow poplar, yellow birch, and Fraser trees heavily Read more...
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Family Tubing at Waid Recreation Park

The peaceful waters of the Pigg River flowing through Waid Recreation Park is the perfect weekend escape this summer. The S-turning river with calm waters and several sections of ripples is well suited for families or individuals who desire a no-shuttle needed float. Three put-in options allow tubers the flexibility to customize the distance and duration of their time on Read more...
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Crimper’s Climbing Gym

Crimper’s indoor climbing facility offers several types of climbing styles: a 70 ft. wide and 16 ft. high bouldering area equipped with 16 in. padded flooring; a 23 ft. top-rope section with 7 top-rope stations; and a 30 ft. lead climbing section, termed the Gravity Well. Crimper’s offers classes for certification in top-roped and lead climbing, as well as classes Read more...
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McClintic Point Group Campsite

Group Campsites at McClintic Point Family and group camping areas can be reserved  online at www.recreation.gov. Three group camping areas and 21 family campsites are available, complete with grills, fire pits and vault toilets. Group sites include a playing field and horseshoe pit. No electrical hookups are available. McClintic Point Family and Group Campgrounds are open year-round. Read more...

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