Top Locations for Back Packing in Virginia

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AHyatt Place Roanoke Airport/Valley View Mall

Hyatt Place Roanoke Airport/Valley View Mall
  • 5040 Valley View Boulevard
    Roanoke, VA 24012
  • +1 888 492 8847
4.0
34+ reviews, 7 sources
  • pool was nice the breakfast was great, and when we needed anything it was just a phone call away more on Yahoo! Travel
  • went swimming and had a wonderful breakfast in the mornings more on TripAdvisor

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Hyatt Place Roanoke Airport/Valley View Mall
5040 Valley View Boulevard
Roanoke, VA 24012

BFirst Landing Cross

First Landing Cross
  • Virginia Beach
    VA, Virginia
  • +1 757 412 2300
  • Highlights: visitor center more
  • Take a break from the beach, exchange flip-flops for comfortable walking shoes, and hit the numerous trails through the park. There are also places to bike and camp here. The various flora and fauna are wonderful--a great spot for getting away from the coconut aromas of too much sunscreen an... more on Yahoo! Travel
  • I first want to state that I love public recreation areas. State parks, National Parks, National Forests - you name it. For years my type of preferred camping experience was rugged wilderness ... more on Epinions.com

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First Landing Cross
Virginia Beach
VA, Virginia

CNew River Trail State Park

  • 176 Orphanage Drive
    Max Meadows, VA 24360-3067
  • +1 540 699 6778
5.0
1+ reviews, 1 sources
  • This trail is awesome and beautiful! We walked the entire trail with pleasure, road bikes on some of it and found it easy. The most beautiful part is around Fries. The Hiawassee Bridge area is also beautiful. You do not have to ride the whole trail; you have stops along the way. The New River Tra... more on Yahoo! Travel
  • Overview Virginia's only linear state park, this park follows an abandoned railroad line through tunnels, over bridges, and along the New River from downtown Pulaski to Galax. The trail is 57 miles long and parallels the New River for 29 miles, providing excellent water ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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New River Trail State Park
176 Orphanage Drive
Max Meadows, VA 24360-3067

DSmith Mountain Lake State Park

  • 1235 State Park Road
    Huddleston, VA 24104-3265
  • +1 540 297 6066 / +1 800 933 PAR
4.5
1+ reviews, 1 sources
  • If you've ever been to Smith Mountain Lake you can't wait to go back. If you've never been, your truely missing one of the precious jewels that Virginia has to offer. Every since my first visit I have been completely addicted. Smith Mountain Lake State Park is a beautiful park with breathtaking v... more on Yahoo! Travel
  • Overview Situated on the north shore of Smith Mountain Lake, this park offers activities such as swimming, fishing and boating, and miles of hiking trails, as well as housekeeping cabins, primitive camping, ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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Smith Mountain Lake State Park
1235 State Park Road
Huddleston, VA 24104-3265

EBreaks Interstate Park

  • PO Box 100
    Breaks,VA,24607
  • +1 276 865 4413
5.0
1+ reviews, 1 sources
  • Highlights: visitor center more
  • This is the Grand Canyon of the South! The overlooks were breath taking! This was an exceptional place for pictures and nice nature trails.The trails ... more on Yelp
  • Overview Breaks Interstate Park, on the Kentucky-Virginia border, features the largest canyon east of the Mississippi. It is five miles long, 1,600 feet deep and 250 million years old. Sometimes called the Grand Canyon of the South, the gorge was carved by the Russell Fork River, a tributary of the Big Sa... more on LLBean.com

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Breaks Interstate Park
PO Box 100
Breaks,VA,24607

FPrince William National Forest Park

  • 18100 Park Headquarters Road
    Triangle, VA 22172-1644
  • Visitor Information (703) 221-71
  • What is this place doing here? If you're visiting D.C. and want to see the area go to Shenadoah or Camp David! I don't know why this place exists, but it is ... more on Yahoo! Travel
  • Overview Prince William Forest Park is an oasis of natural beauty and human history located only 35 miles south of Washington, DC. 37 miles of hiking trails and 21 miles of bicycle-accessible roads and trails traverse this 15,000 acre piedmont forest. ... more on Nps.gov

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Prince William National Forest Park
18100 Park Headquarters Road
Triangle, VA 22172-1644

GHuntley Meadows Park

  • 3701 Lockheed Boulevard
    Alexandria, VA 22306-2060
  • +1 703 768 2525
5.0
1+ reviews, 1 sources
  • I use to live about five minutes from this park and walked there everyday, somedays your lucky and see snakes, beavers, deer, frogs, spiders, and dragon flys. Not to mention all the birds of rare species. Then somedays nothing, nice path very long and different ... more on Yahoo! Travel
  • It's a nice little park tucked away into a little-visited corner of southern Alexandria. The park used to have an active beaver pond, although as of 2005 the beavers have moved further downstream. It's still a wetlands teeming with wildlife though - birds galore, turtles, snakes, frogs, deer, fox... more on GoCityKids.com

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Huntley Meadows Park
3701 Lockheed Boulevard
Alexandria, VA 22306-2060

HPotomac Overlook Regional Park

  • 2845 North Marcey Road
    Arlington, VA 22207-5235
  • 703-528-5406,
4.5
2+ reviews, 1 sources
  • Several quiet trails, the occasional friendly dog and person, a slight background hum of traffic and a breathing woodland that is very relaxing. Pick a fallen tree, take a seat and ... more on Yahoo! Travel
  • This is a large park for the DC area. The official size is 100 acres but it is actually much larger as it borders undeveloped public lands from the GW parkway. There is a nice nature center with snakes, a see-into glass active bee hive, some birds of prey, and some history of the potomac basin.... more on Yahoo! Travel

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Potomac Overlook Regional Park
2845 North Marcey Road
Arlington, VA 22207-5235

ISmith Mountain Lake State Park Campground

  • 1235 State Park Road
    Huddleston, VA 24104
  • 5402976066
4.0
1+ reviews, 1 sources
  • Decent state park, tent camping areas were a bit rocky. Bathrooms were pretty stinky, but that's what you often get when camping. The area if very picturesque ... more on Yelp
  • Overview Although situated on the second largest body of freshwater in the state, Smith Mountain Lake State Park is not just for water enthusiasts. In addition to a full range of water related activities, including swimming, fishing and boating, the park offers miles of hiking trails, housekeeping cabins,... more on Virginia.org

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Smith Mountain Lake State Park Campground
1235 State Park Road
Huddleston, VA 24104

JSky Meadows State Park

  • 11012 Edmonds Lane
    Delaplane, VA 20144, U.S.A.
  • +1 540 592 3556
  • Highlights: visitor center more
  • Overview Panoramas of the Piedmont Valley and scenic trails on the Blue Ridge distinguish Sky Meadows State Park, one of Virginia's most pastoral tracts of public land. This 1,862-acre reserve stretches from the foothills to the summit of the Blue Ridge. Its rolling pastures and stone farmhouse dating bac... more on LLBean.com

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Sky Meadows State Park
11012 Edmonds Lane
Delaplane, VA 20144, U.S.A.