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25 Oct

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This highly scenic, 4-mile round-trip trail meanders along a shaded mountain creek to a 66-foot waterfall within Jefferson National Forest. Hike is low to moderate difficulty. Picnicking area is at the beginning of the trail.  Native trout fishing available in the Little Stony Creek.  Accessible restrooms at the trailhead. Picnic area. Water hydrant for filling water bottles available in the recreation area.Trail is only for hiking; No bicycles or horses permitted. Lat: 37.3536Lon: -80.5997Elevation: 2200-2900' There is a...

25 Oct

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The Carter Pines Community Park is a 24 acre tract within the Town of Hillsville and is owned and administered by Carroll County. It is the largest town park in SW Virginia. The tract contains one of the first and last surviving white pine plantings in the state. The five-acre remnant stand was planted in the 1930s. Several acres are replanted native hardwoods. A cleared landscaped area offers a large picnic shelter and a large granite Community...

25 Oct

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Come fly high above the forest floor from treetop to treetop on up to 8 ziplines! Buffalo Mountain Ziplines offers you an exciting way to gain a bird's eye view of the beauty of Southwest Virginia. Our course is family friendly and we welcome zippers aged 3 to a 103. At Buffalo Mountain Ziplines you will experience our hardwood forest canopy with it's very own plant, bird and animal life. Sitting at just over 3200'...

25 Oct

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Brush Mountain Wilderness lies north of and in close proximity to Blacksburg. It extends for 8 miles along the northwest slope of Brush Mountain, bounded to the east by a power line, to the northwest by Craig Creek and private property, and to the southeast by Forest road 188.1 along the crest of the mountain.Brush Mountain is capped by a resistant layer of Devonian sandstone, with the underlying shales giving rise to a series of...

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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 reflects broad rolling hills - most with farmland. At this overlook, the visitor can gain...

25 Oct

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Carroll County features 30 miles of spectacular scenery along the 469 mile parkway, between Mileposts 182 and 212. Three cultural stopping points are the Groundhog Mountain Scenic Overlook with picnic area(MP 188.8), Orlean Puckett Cabin (MP 189.9), and on the edge of the county is the Blue Ridge Music Center (MP 213). An important access point to the parkway in Carroll County is at Fancy Gap (MP 199.5) which intersects with Route 52 and is...

25 Oct

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Blue Blaze Shuttle Service provides shuttles services and mountain bike rentals for the Virginia Creeper Trail and other area trails. The original bike and shuttle service in our area, the Blue Blaze can carry up to 50 participants at a time. The Blue Blaze operates by reservation and schedule....

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Boasting four stops on the Lower New River Loop of Virginia�s Birding and Wildlife Trail, Radford is home to more than 200 different types of birds throughout the year. Ranging from the densely-wooded Wildwood Park to bird viewing platforms overlooking the New River at Riverview Park and near Dudley�s Landing, there are many opportunities to observe birds in their natural habitat.One of the most unique vantage points for bird viewing can be gained, however, by...

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Carroll County hosts four sites of the Wildlife and Birding Trail system. The trail is the first statewide program of its kind. The trail loops in Carroll County are a part of the Mountain Area of the state that incorporates 34 trail loops with 340 sites in SW Virginia. The trail loops in Carroll County consist of Beaver Dam Creek Trail, Devil's Den Nature Preserve, Crooked Creek Wildlife Management Area, and the Stewarts...