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The Virginia Creeper Trail is a 34 mile multiple-use trail rail trail in Southwest Virginia (SWVA).  The trail runs from The Abingdon through Damascus to Whitetop, Va, near the North Carolina state line -through National Forest and crosses numerous trestles.Damascus is the most popular point to enter the Virginia Creeper Trail.  Ample parking and amenities are available throughout this lovely small town.  Most folks desire to ride the downhill section of the Va Creeper.  Damascus...

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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 brown trout); Paul's Creek (brook trout); LOVILL'S CREEK (rainbow trout); and LAUREL FORK (brook trout).Many of...

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The Channels Natural Area Preserve, located within the Channels State Forest, is managed by the Department of Forestry in partnership with the Department of Conservation and Recreation.The preserve name is derived from the maze-like system of sandstone crevices and boulders that occur near the summit of Middle Knob on Clinch Mountain. The Channels were likely formed while the high-elevation sandstone cap was under the influence of permafrost and ice wedging during the last ice age. These forces shattered...

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Get ready for an unforgettable experience.  Visit Sundog Outfitter for a ride on the Virginia Creeper Trail.  Explore amazing scenery while coasting 17 miles downhill on the world famous trail. Daily bike rental and shuttle service all year round.  Visit now! Fun for all ages.Sundog Outfitter, located "where the trails cross" (7 national, regional, and local trails) in Damascus, Virginia, is your one-stop source for information on the Virginia Creeper Trail, Appalachian Trail, Mount Rogers...

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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 wonderful nectar and pollen, and invite the butterflies and hummingbirds to the garden too.  ...

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Smart View Recreational Area offers several hiking trails and picnic areas. Located along the Blue Ridge Parkway, Smart View also offers excellent views of the Virginia Piedmont. Various trails meander through moist deciduous woodlands, hardwood forests, and open fields. This site is great place to bird during spring migration, but summer also is productive with breeders such as hooded, Kentucky, and black-and white warblers, Acadian and great-crested flycatchers, blue-gray gnatcatcher, yellow-throated and red-eyed vireos, chipping...

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Three beautiful covered bridges are located in traditional country settings:Sinking Creek Bridge, 70-foot-long red wooden bridge with a tin roof, built in 1916. Open to the public.Not open to the public, but also in Giles:Link Farm Bridge, 50-ft. bridge, with red board sides and a sheet-metal roof, dating from 1912.Reynold's Farm Bridge, 36-foot bridge built in 1919. Can only be viewed from US 42....

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This trail starts easy at the entrance to the Rocky Knob campground around milepost 167 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Then the trail descends over three miles into the backcountry camping area in the bottom of the gorge. The strenuous and rugged nature of the trail reveal part of the reason this pathway was given National Recreational Trail status.Also, in the springtime to early summer, nearly 200 varieties of wildflowers are visible along the trail...

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The Riverway is a walking and biking trail built with support from Pathways for Radford, The City of Radford and a local Engineering Firm. The trail begins near Dedmon Center at Radford University, parallels the New River into Bissett Park, runs under West Main St., through Wildwood Park, and currently ends at the intersection of Park St. and Sundell Drive. Open dawn - dusk 7 days a week.The trail has several parking lots: ...