Outdoors

Whitetop Mountain is the second-highest mountain in Virginia. The highest navigable road in Virginia leads to its summit. A hiking trail starts at Elk Garden on Virginia 600. The summit provides panoramic views of three

Near Mount Rogers and Whitetop Mountain, Virginia’s two highest mountains, here you’ll enjoy scenic views of alpine-like peaks of more than 5,000 feet. Facilities include a visitor center, campgrounds and hiking trails leading to waterfalls and overlooks. Scenic horse trails and a horse camping area with stables and parking for trailers are available. The park provides access to the Appalachian Trail

Bernard's Boat Rental will help you make the most of your cruising adventure. Conveniently located at beautiful Bernard's Landing below the check-in center. All boats are inspected by the coast guard auxiliary and have all safety equipment required to operate on Smith Mountain Lake.We offer the lake's largest selection of tubes, skis and wake board

The 37-acre Smith Mountain Lake Community Park opened in June 2007. It is a family oriented facility providing swimming, fishing and family recreation. The park is open year-round (dawn - dusk) and offers a partly-covered handicap accessible fishing pier with seating, picnic shelters with grill, playground area, restrooms, hiking, jogging, a 2-mile trail system, and seasonal sand beach/swimming area with lifeguards on duty. *New for 2018*

The purpose of the Smith Mountain Striper Club is to promote, protect and preserve the quality of landlocked striper angling in the fresh waters of Virginia through Education, Conservation, Community and Social

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 sip

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 than

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

The Oak Grove Boat Access Facility is ideally located near Hales Ford Bridge on Smith Mountain Lake, a 20,600 acre lake with over 500 miles of picturesque shoreline surrounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains. The 10-acre accessible facility offers public access to the lake's natural beauty and recreational activities. It features a two-lane concrete boat ramp with courtesy piers, a large

The Scruggs #8 Boat Access site sits on 9.9 acres of land. The facility offers public access to Smith Mountain Lake’s natural beauty and recreational activities. The facility features a single lane concrete boat ramp with a courtesy pier for loading and unloading, parking for 22 vehicles with trailers, handicapped-accessible fishing pier and bank fishing areas, dusk to dawn lighting, and

Adventure Mendota is a family-owned business located on the North Fork of the Holston River in Mendota, VA offering kayak  rentals. Our kayak experience is great for couples, families and groups!  We also offer park-shuttle service for those with their own kayaks going on one of our routes.   Adventure Mendota currently has over 75 Jackson Riviera sit-on-top kayaks so

The Highland Course is like no other. It winds its way through Primland's mountain landscape, playing across ridge tops and over valleys, combining challenging golf with the breathtaking scenery at every turn. This exciting golf resort in Virginia is highly challenging and rewarding and has received rave reviews from the press. Rated one of America's 10 best new courses by Travel

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

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

The Jagged Edge is a driving route located in Southwest Virginia. With its winding back roads and Blue Ridge Mountain splendor, Southwest Virginia offers motorcyclists and sports car enthusiasts a memorable riding experience full of amazing views and undulating blacktop. The Lodge at Primland is centrally located to the 268-mile Jagged Edge, which is reputed to be the region's premier

Rocky Knob, one of the first developed areas on the Blue Ridge Parkway, offers camping, picnicking, and wonderful opportunities for hiking. Located near Mabry Mill and Rockcastle Gorge. Sunday afternoon music and dancing at Mabry Mill have been popular for

This 172 acre natural area is on the north side of a mountain range near Fred Clifton Park in Patrick County, VA. Although a private preserve, it is open to the public by permission as a day use facility for hiking a loop trail from the top of the ridge to a waterfall at the base of the mountain. Evidence of a

At an elevation of 2930 feet, Fred Clifton Park provides breathtaking views of the northern Blue Ridge as well as access to a ridge top forest. A densely wooded area of oaks, maples and sassafras surrounds the picnic and parking areas. This area holds red-eyed vireo, wood thrush, northern cardinal and American goldfinch and in May and September, can support

Patrick County has a wealth of recreational opportunities. Mountain Top Recreation Park is one of many parks throughout the county featuring a ballfield, a concession stand with restrooms, a playground for the children, two tennis courts, a basketball court, horseshoe pitching area and a picnic

Lover’s Leap is one of several spectacular views along your journey through Patrick County. In the 1600's, the Indians inhabited the Blue Ridge Mountains. White settlers started arriving and began clearing land to farm. Conflict arose between the Indians and the settlers. Legend has it that the son of a settler saw the twinkle in the eyes of