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Blue Ridge

Parkway

3 DAYS

185 MILES / 300

KM

GREAT FOR...

JB

BEST TIME TO GO

Visit June through

October for great

weather and open

amenities.

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ESSENTIAL

PHOTO

A panorama of the

Blue Ridge Mountains

from Sharp Top, Peaks

of Otter.

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BEST FOR

CULTURE

Staunton is an arts

oasis.

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Dark laurel, fragrant galax, white waterfalls and blooms of

dogwood, mayapple, foamflower and redbud line this road

that runs through the heart of the Appalachians.

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Natural

Bridge

Bedford

Roanoke

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Smith Mountain

Lake

Woods, water and

wine tastings

160 miles

Peaks of Otter

Three mountains

dominate the wooded

valleys

127 miles

Staunton

Historic mountain

town and center for

the arts

1 mile

Lexington

College students, cafe

culture, great eats and

trekking adventures

73 miles

TRIP HIGHLIGHTS