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21 Top Outdoor Experiences in the Blue Ridge Mountains

We’ve scoured our seven-state coverage area to come back with three fun destinations for each state. And—bonus item!—they fit into the old family game of Animal, Vegetable, Mineral.

Waynesboro, Virginia: A Place to Learn, Walk and Float

The small city’s quirky variety of old and new is interwoven with mountains and rivers to create a distinctive identity.

Top Town Park Pairs – Night Sky State Parks

Let’s celebrate our star-filled night skies and go gaze up at the Milky Way!

Top Town Park Pairs – Special Mention: West Virginia Resort State Parks

The parks, forests and resorts of West Virginia are Almost Heaven. Ancient mountains, woodlands and rivers welcome visitors along Country Roads rich with history and alive with outdoor activities.

Top Town/Park Pairs: Population less than 10,000

Our readers pick the top 2 trips in each southern mountain state to towns with a nearby state park and populations under 10,000.

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Virginia’s Channels Natural Area Preserve, over-used of late, is great for a mid-week visit to the Channels formation.

21 Top Outdoor Experiences in the Blue Ridge Mountains

We’ve scoured our seven-state coverage area to come back with three fun destinations for each state. And—bonus item!—they fit into the old family game of Animal, Vegetable, Mineral.
Virginia’s aptly named Blue Ridge Mountains form a perfect backdrop for Waynesboro’s historic Main Street.

Waynesboro, Virginia: A Place to Learn, Walk and Float

The small city’s quirky variety of old and new is interwoven with mountains and rivers to create a distinctive identity.
The Milky Way is visible from Sky Meadows State Park Virginia.

Top Town Park Pairs – Night Sky State Parks

Let’s celebrate our star-filled night skies and go gaze up at the Milky Way!
Stonewall Resort State Park is in Roanoke, West Virginia.

Top Town Park Pairs – Special Mention: West Virginia Resort State Parks

The parks, forests and resorts of West Virginia are Almost Heaven. Ancient mountains, woodlands and rivers welcome visitors along Country Roads rich with history and alive with outdoor activities.
What’s a visit to Asheville, North Carolina without a stop at the Biltmore Estate?

Top Town/Park Pairs: Population less than 10,000

Our readers pick the top 2 trips in each southern mountain state to towns with a nearby state park and populations under 10,000.
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