Town Park, home to the Independence Farmer's Market, sits just off Main Street and even late on a…read moreFriday with nothing set up you can still picture how lively it must get, with the open pavilion anchoring the space, grassy edges framing where vendors set up, and clear spots where tents, produce tables, baked goods, and musicians would normally gather. It's a simple, useful small-town civic green that turns into a community hub when the market is in full swing, and even when it's completely you can sense exactly how the place comes alive on a Saturday morning. [Review 888 of 2026 - 1539 in Virginia - 26069 overall]

One of the most beautiful areas on the Blue Ridge Parkway, The campground has so many sites that…read moreit's not hard to find a campsite. Plenty of hiking trails, Some that run into the Appalachian Trail. There is a restaurant and gift shop with nice little keepsakes.

This is the largest recreation area (7,000-acre) on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Currently the parkway…read moreis closed to through-way traffic but you can still enter the park and camp. It offers a lodge (Bluffs Lodge- not open all year round), campground, hiking trails, picnic areas.There is supposedly a cabin and homestead, exhibiting isolated mountain life but I didn't get a chance to see it. The use of trails is free, but camping is $16 per 2 person tent. It includes bathrooms but no showers. The view overlooking grassy gap is gorgeous at sunrise. It was much quieter than Julian Price, but probably because of the road construction. You must drive quite a bit inside of the park before you get to the camping area.

A very nice stop along the parkway. The Blue Ridge Parkway…read moreis a 470-mile-long roadway that meanders through the mountains and connects the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina. The parkway boasts about 170 official stops along the path. This site is one of these many stops. This particular stop is just before a sharp turn when coming from the north and just after it when coming from the south. Like many other pull-offs, it has a small area to pull off the road and stop. It does not have diagonal parking spaces but it does have a pretty view across several ranges. This particular view is looking down a valley and so most of the ranges aren't perpendicular to you. The ranges are at an angle to you. We got there at a good time and could see the broad panoramic view. There were not many trees in the way and so the view is a very nice one. This particular stop does not have any restrooms, trailheads or tables. It is just a stop with a nice view of several ranges south of the Blue ridge parkway.

Rocky Hollow Horse Camp is amazing. Wade and Veronica are amazing and the access to trails is…read moregreat. The area is hilly and rocky, so it would be best to make sure your mount - mule, horse or donkey - have shoes. You can ride for hours and hours.

This campground is in an amazing location with very friendly and generous hosts. We were hiking in…read moreGrayson Highlands in the Winter and Wade let us stay at the campground out of season when no other campers were around. Most of the camp sites appeared to have water, electricity, and a fire pit. Wade had firewood waiting for us when we arrived. The restrooms and showers were clean. We didn't do anything related to horses during our stay, but the stables and facilities for horses seemed nice. Best of all (for hikers) there are National Forest Service trails directly accessible from the campground. You can walk directly from the campground to trails that climb a bald hill with a beautiful views of the surrounding mountains. We hope to return someday!

This is an amazing little campground right on the New River. Exceptionally manicured and…read moremaintained grounds with level, gravel RV sites, all full hookup and excellent free WiFi access throughout the campground! The bathhouse is clean and modern. They also have a few tents sites as well as two bunkhouses with air conditioning, beds, small refrigerators, and coffee makers. The owner are onsite and are most gracious, friendly, and welcoming people you will ever meet. They have kayaks and canoes for rent and a shuttle service up and down the river from their site. Whether you want to fish, tube, or just enjoy the river, this quiet, family friendly campground is one of the best places to hang out. They go out of their way to make sure everyone has a great experience here. Definitely one to make a regular stay.

Great rv sites along the New River and mostly shaded. Very quiet campground and super people…read morerunning the campground. We used the tube rental at The campground and that was the highlight of our trip.

Every year our family brings a group of us here to canoe and they always accommodate us. Some of my…read morefamily was running late this year - and we were a 9 am group and I could tell they were frustrated (which was 100% our fault). But, they waited for all of us to go and drove us to our drop off location. The man driving the van was so kind and super helpful. We love using new river and will be coming back - just next year I'll tell my family an hour earlier than we actually need to leave

This is a very unusual tree along the side of a rural residential road. There isn't much to see,…read morebut nobody will bother you if you stop to take pictures.

The best shape this golf course has ever been in ...the greens are excellent...faster than they've…read morehave been before