Family Things To Do in Amherst, Virginia

The Amherst County Museum & Historical Society aims to preserve the history of Amherst County, Virginia through the exhibition of our collections and the operation of a genealogy research library. ... More on Virginia.org

The museum preserves, collects, and interprets the history and heritage of Amherst County. It houses a library and there is an 1885 schoolhouse on site. The Old Amherst County Jail: The Amherst Cou... More on MuseumsUSA.org

Winton Country Club is an 18-hole regulation length golf course in Clifford, Virginia. This medium-length layout has adequate length for a regulation course. Some holes are quite challenging and in... More on TheGolfCourses.net

Winton has a friendly staff and good practice facilities. More on GolfReview

This museum documents the history of the Monacan Indians, a tribe that has inhabited the Amherst region for over 10,000 years. The Monacan Indian Nation of Virginia is a small tribe today, composed... More on Heritage

The Monacan Indian Nation of Virginia is a small tribe composed of about 1,000 people,located in the Amherst County area and recognized as a tribe by the State of Virginia. Our culture in this regi... More on Virginia.org

~ Staff ~ Tracy O. Newman Head Golf Professional 434-946-9933 Tracy Newman, PGA came to Poplar Grove in April of 2007. He earned his PGA Class A membership in 1998. Tracy was an allstate golfer in ... More on Poplargrovegolf.com

Green fees are very reasonable and staff if extremely friendly and helpful . More on golflink.com

Shadow Ridge Golf Club is an 18-hole regulation length golf course in Amherst, Virginia. This layout provides for a fun golf experience for golfers of all skill levels. More information about Shado... More on TheGolfCourses.net

This course is unplayable. The greens look more like bunkers then greens and you can not tell the fairway from the ruff. Hopefully ... More on golflink.com

Mill Creek Reservoir is a 189-acre impoundment located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Amherst County.Mill Creek Reservoir can be accessed by taking route 60 to Lowesville Road (Rt. 718), turn right onto route 610, and bear left at ... More on AnglerWeb.com

Thrasher Lake is a 36-acre impoundment located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Amherst County. To access this reservoir, turn northeast on Rt. 610 from Rt. 60 (approximately 9 miles west of Amherst), then turn left on Rt. 617, and ... More on AnglerWeb.com

Stonehouse Lake is a 41-acre impoundment located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Amherst County. To access this reservoir, turn northeast on Rt. 610 from Rt. 60 (approximately 9 miles west of Amherst), then turn left on Rt. 625, and ... More on AnglerWeb.com

The following information was sumbitted by Nelson County Parks and Recreation: Directions: Piney River Trailhead: US Route 29 to SR 56 west at Colleen, right onto SR 56, 5 miles to left onto SR 151... More on TrailLink.com

The views of the river are very relaxing . More on TrailLink.com