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Occoneechee State Park

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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Bridgewater Marina & Boat Rentals

Bridgewater Marina is the largest boat rental operation on Smith Mountain Lake. We offer everything needed to make your vacation fun, from WaveRunners, to Pontoons, to Ski Boats. We rent boats you can be proud to cruise the lake in. We even offer three rental locations to serve you better. We Also Offer: Full Service Gas Docks, Marina Store with Read more...
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Blacksburg Municipal Golf Course

9 Hole Municipal Golf Course in Beautiful Blacksburg Virginia, call for Tee Times: 540-961-1137 GOLF COURSE RATES 18 holes with cart .. $26, 9 holes with cart …. $19,   Walking (all day) .. $12, 9-hole cart fee (per rider)  $8. Visit online at; www.golfthehill.com, www.facebook.com/golfthehill, www.twitter.com/golfthehill   Read more...
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Frog Level Park

Adjacent to the Powell River, the park is the site of the summer softball league. Additionally, the park provides open space for playing football, frisbee, and other fun activities. Frog Level Park is located on Alternate Route 58 west. Read more...
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Narrows Town Park

The Narrows Town Park, or “The Boom”, is located on five acres situated between Wolf Creek and Park Drive in Narrows.  Many of the locals call the park “The Boom” because loggers used to float logs down to the Mill Pond, located a small distance from the park, to be cut into boards.  As the logs arrived at the pond, 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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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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Blue Ridge Parkway – Floyd

As it passes through southwestern Virginia, this scenic drive follows the mountain crests of the Blue Ridge, offering sweeping views of mountains and valleys, split-rail fences, colorful spring wildflowers and fall foliage, wildlife and waterfalls. Along the way are numerous picnic sites, campgrounds, hiking trails and historic sites. The Parkway is ranked “America’s most scenic drive.” See visitor center staff Read more...
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Spruce Street Field

If you love tennis or baseball, bring your rackets, bats and gloves to Spruce Street Park and get a true workout. Spruce Street features a baseball diamond and two lighted tennis courts. The convenience of the lighting allows you to play tennis not only during the day but also at night. How many times have you wanted to play and Read more...
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The Waterfront Golf & Country Club

Come. Enter a private community where nature’s scenery provides an ever changing setting for luxurious living. Escape to The Waterfront and leave work and worries behind in a most beautiful and relaxing way. Smith Mountain Lake offers 22,000 acres of crystal blue water. From the white morning mist to the gold and diamonds of spectacular sunsets, the water becomes more Read more...
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Johnson Farm, The

The Johnson Farm, accessible by trail from the Peaks of Otter Visitor Center, is the one remaining property from the community that existed around this vacation resort prior to the building of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Currently operated and furnished as it appeared in the 1930s, costumed interpreters work the farm on a daily basis and offer interpretive discussions and Read more...
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Titan Park

Titan Park features a playground, picnic shelter, restrooms and athletic fields. Titan Park is located on school property and 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 – 7 laps = 1 mile Read more...
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Valkyrie Aerial Acrobatics

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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Gearhead Moto Tours

Here at GearHead we are passionate about powersports. We pride ourselves in offering unmatched customer service for our motorcycle, ATV, and Side by Side customers throughout Southwest Virginia. Located on Route 460 in Pembroke, Virginia, we are located at the apex of beautiful roads and demanding trails. The New River Valley, Blue Ridge Highlands, and Allegheny Highlands are our playground, Read more...
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Black Water Junction Wake Park

Black Water Junction is a cable park that offers its customers an active water sports lifestyle in a safe, healthy, family friendly, and environmentally conscious setting. Located just off Smith Mountain Lake in Union Hall, Virginia, the complex offers wakeboarding and wakeskating for riders of all skill levels. We understand that coming to the cable park, especially for your first time, Read more...
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Gordon Trent Golf Course

18 challenging holes including lakes, practice putting green for all players, all greens offer bent grass putting surface, fairways are overseeded with rye grass, open 7 days a week, snack bar for a quick lunch, golf cart rentals are available, club rentals are available, starting times available but not required, beautiful scenic Patrick County, VA, the foothills of the Blue Read more...
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Hiking at Mountain Lake

Explore the great outdoors at Mountain Lake, a 2,600 acre property nestled between Salt Pond and Doe Mountains. With lush forests, diverse terrain, and stunning views, this destination is perfect for outdoor enthusiasts of all levels. Best of all, it’s open to the public, so you don’t need to be a guest to experience its beauty. Don’t worry about gear Read more...
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Staunton River State Park

Tucked away in south-central Virginia, the park lies between the Dan and Staunton Rivers at the threshold of Buggs Island Lake (also known as Kerr Reservoir). The largest lake in Virginia is only one of the park’s many attractions.   The shaded campgrounds, rustic cabins, picturesque picnic shelters, well-maintained nature trails, and plenty of exciting outdoor opportunities for the whole 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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Barn Quilt Trail

Stitching local communities together one barn quilt at a time. Drive through beautiful Patrick County and peek at the unique collection of barn quilts around every corner. Find the latest trail information on their Facebook page! Read more...
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A.K. Fraley Park

A partially shaded, paved, and lighted path makes this park an excellent place to walk by the river and feed the ducks. Benches and picnic tables are also provided as well as a complete Disc Golf course. This park, located on Spring Street across from the Glencoe Cemetery, is open 24 hours a day year-round. Land for this park was Read more...
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Birding & Wildlife Trail: Philpott Lake Dam and Overlook

Experience wild and scenic beauty of Virginia’s Birding & Wildlife Trail. One of the best spots in western Virginia for brown-headed nuthatch, scurrying around in treetops. Pine warbler and yellow-throated warbler also easy to find. Other species are blue jay, Carolina chickadee, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch, Carolina wren, cedar waxwing, red-eyed vireo, chipping sparrow, and American goldfinch. Barn swallows nest Read more...
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B’s Outdoor Guide Service

B’s Outdoor Guide Service wants to help you enjoy the outdoors by offering guided trips in the mountain streams and rivers of VA and NC. B’s offers trips for Brown, Brooke and Rainbow Trout in the streams of Virginia and North Carolina and Small Mouth Bass in the New River. They offer half day and full day trips. You can Read more...
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Squirrel Spur Road Scenic Drive

From Ararat, Virginia; Squirrel Spur Road starts with winding turns along side cow pastures, tobacco fields, and pumpkin patches. The road traverses for 10 miles or so, with some nice twists and switchbacks. There are a couple of pull offs such as Angel Overlook, a great place to have a picnic and take in the views of the surrounding mountains. Read more...
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Grayson Gravel Traverse

The Grayson Gravel Traverse is a 72-mile mixed-surface gravel bike route that connects the Virginia Creeper Trail and New River Trail over well-maintained and remote roads featuring a variety of challenging climbs. The route follows optimal west-east gravel corridors just south of the Grayson Highlands area, in the foothills of Virginia’s highest peaks, criss-crossing the creeks that carry water from the high mountains down Read more...
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Salem Red Sox

The Salem Red Sox are a Class “A” Minor League Professional Baseball Team and an affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. The Salem Red Sox play at the Haley Toyota Field at Salem Memorial Ballpark, 10 million dollar state-of-the-art facility with sky boxes, picnic areas.  It is the finest minor league facility in America with a breathtaking view of the Read more...
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Chatham Heights Recreation Area

Chatham Heights Recreation is located on 9 acres of land and is packed with amenities to entertain and occupy all. You’ll be able to play sports, watch a game, visit the playground or have a family lunch or dinner using the picnic shelter. Restrooms are on site for your convenience. Athletic abilities will be tested on the multipurpose basketball/tennis court. Read more...
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Wilderness Adventure at Eagle Landing – Adventure Saturdays

Adventure Saturdays (and longer) at Wilderness Adventure at Eagle LandingAre you looking for something to do with your family? Come join us for a day or weekend of adventure! Ride our World-Famous 900� Zip Line, climb our 50� Climbing Wall, canoe on Craig Creek, bike our trails, try our High Ropes Challenge Course, climb at a real rock climbing site, Read more...
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Norton Reservoir

Norton’s Upper Reservoir/Lower Reservoir is located four miles from the city’s downtown. The Upper Reservoir is 9.8 acres and allows fishing, canoeing/kayaking and electric motor boats. The Upper Reservoir is also stocked with trout and catfish by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. Camping and mountain biking/hiking trails are also located nearby. See listed websites for more details on boating and Read more...
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Danville Family YMCA

The YMCA offers innovative ways to get more involved with the world around you. Along with a range of exciting activities designed to bring families together, the Y also gives you the opportunity to give back to your community through coaching, mentoring or any number of volunteer options. We encourage you to take full advantage of your membership and get 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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Hungry Mother State Park

Long a family favorite and known for its beautiful woodlands and placid 108-acre lake in the heart of the mountains, Hungry Mother has a sandy beach with bathhouse, boats and boat launch, universally accessible fishing pier, campgrounds, cabins, a fantastic restaurant, gift shops, a visitor center, a six-bedroom lodge that sleeps 15, and hiking and biking trails. Hungry Mother is also Read more...
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McAfee Knob

McAfee Knob is one of the most photographed spots on the Appalachian Trail (A.T.) as it winds its way through Virginia.  The Knob has an almost 270 degree panorama of the Catawba Valley and North Mountain to the West, Tinker Cliffs to the North and the Roanoke Valley to the East. It is a steady climb of around 1700′ in Read more...
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Chief Benge Trail

18.7 mile trail for seasoned hikers through beautiful Jefferson National Forest lands. 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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Skyland Lakes Golf Club

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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