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Natural Chimneys Regional Park

4.3 (15 reviews)

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Heather B.

Natural Chimneys Park located at 94 Natural Chimneys Lane in Mount Solon, Virginia is a small park featuring seven naturally formed towers of limestone. There is a short hike to the top. I've included a snapshot of the FREE AllTrails listing. The park is FREE, includes 5 hiking trails, playground, visitor center & offers seasonal fishing. It's also home to the nation's oldest continuously held sporting event, The Natural Chimneys Jousting Tournament. The park is only 11 miles from Sunrise Market & Deli located at 950 Mason Street in Dayton, Virginia. Sunrise is a the Mennonite operated deli with delicious sandwiches. You may even see the locals operating their horse & buggies.

Sidnie B.

This is a great place to stop for lots of needs. You can go on a long 4 mile hike to the top of the Chimneys, go on a short 2 mile hike/walk around the campsite, take pictures just at the Chimneys with no hiking necessary, camp, and they have concerts in the summer. Specifically the Red Wing Roots Music Festival which I'm looking forward to.

Alexis B.

We stopped at Natural Chimneys Regional Park during a drive from Baltimore to Nashville. It was a great place to stretch our legs. It's a little bit off the highway we were taking on our drive, but my husband is a bit of a geology nerd and it was well worth the 20 or so minute drive off the highway to check out this cool site. The four "natural chimneys" are 120-feet-tall limestone formations etched out of solid rock over centuries. What's left is a really cool stone formation. There are lots of picnic tables, so you could plan to eat a meal here. We didn't have time to stop for a hike, but we were told there were hiking options by the woman/park ranger who gave us info when we drove into the park. The park is free to enter, so we were able to enjoy a quick visit to the see the main attraction. If you like to include some sites on a road trip, this is a cool one. We enjoyed a quick stop here.

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Mr B.

While hiking the Appalachian trail this week I got to witness the majesty of one of the seven natural wonders of Augusta County, Virginia. A rock formation which towers over 120 feet tall, dating all the way back to the antediluvian era; the Natural Chimneys of Mount Solon. The reason I appear to be half the height of these ancient geological marvels isn't that I am 6 stories tall, as you might assume, if you are dumb enough to assume I could be 60 feet tall. It's actually because I wasn't able to get a picture with the actual chimneys. Flash photography is prohibited according to my tour guide, so instead I took one with the 1/10th scale model they have in the parking lot. While there, my tour guide taught me that the chimneys are made of stacks sedimentary rock that was carved out of the surrounding mountain by the natural process of erosion, several thousands of years ago, when the flood waters from Noah's great flood receded, after they'd killed every sinner not on the ark. I guess I should note that the guide I had at the chimneys was the local Pentecostal Preacher, Reverend Zebulon McBryde. 'Technically' the reverend isn't an employee of the park, but he likes to give tours pro bono, in order to dispel the propaganda that Satan has posted on wikipedia, which claims that the chimneys are 500 million years old. For what it's worth he also said the reason flash photography wasn't allowed because it would steal the souls from the rocks and that means when they die they won't go to heaven. That being said, I mostly trusted him and the assume information he provided me is true, including about how the park is the home to the oldest jousting tournament in America. However, right before I left, he said that he likes to go out into to the surrounding woods to look for big snakes to handle during his service, and invited me to go with him. From the way he looked at me I hope that isn't some kinda euphemism.

The natural geologic structures were so neat to look at, plus they've got plenty of trails to walk surrounding them. After looking at the chimneys from the bottom, I'd definitely recommend taking the trail that leads you to the top of them so you can see the amazing views of the mountains and surrounding areas. Very cool place to stop off.

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Clean, friendly staff. Quiet and nice hiking trail. It was a beautiful location. Would go back.

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This is a really cool natural phenomenon that is well worth driving off the beaten path to go see.

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Massanutten WaterPark - Indoor waterpark offers year round fun. Water is heated to 84 degrees.

Massanutten WaterPark

3.2(146 reviews)
20.5 mi

I love this waterpark and this year it was particularly special because this was my first year,…read morebringing my children here. I hadn't been to Massanutten since 2017 with my Godmom and my aunt. So almost a decade. Since I had been here. There has been so many additions and improvements to this waterpark. I love that they are putting an edit into improving the park. Every time we come, we never pay for the waterpark because we attend the seminar for the timeshares and they give us free passes! I love that I am now able to pass this tradition on to my children.

Went there last week for the day. Took kids aged 16-22…read more 1 be aware that this has strange hours and when we were there (peak season) they didn't even open till 11:30. My suggestion is go early - ride the lazy river and whatever you really want to ride. This place fills up quickly. If you have little kids I'm sure they would have a blast. However our older kids got bored quickly and literally said - this is it?? The lazy river is small The outside water slides are very simplistic and can get huge lines. The wave park is small there's no other word here to even begin to describe it. The one flow rider that they have - the two guys running it let a person on and gave them all sorts of time if they liked the person. 4 people were in front of my kids and it took more than 45 min for them to get a turn. So not worth the wait. Granted we have been to Hershey Park water park which is about 10x+ bigger than this waterpark. We also are close to Kalahari and Great Wolf both of which have larger water parks than this place. Overall review 2.5 stars - again little kids would probably have a great time. Older kids not so much. However the price tag just isn't worth what you get. Beware they are adding on an adult only area. Looks to be more hotel than waterpark.

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Massanutten WaterPark - The indoor arcade has something to offer for everyone.

The indoor arcade has something to offer for everyone.

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View of the Massanutten Water Park set in the Shenandoah Valley.

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4.6(46 reviews)
55.0 mi

Our 2 year old had a fantastic time and was nothing but smiles and giggles. If you have young ones…read moreI would recommend stopping by!

this is the most amazing place you can go to!!!! it was the most unique , crazy , fun , exciting ,…read morescary exhilarating place you can go to! to way , more thrilling than going on any roller coaster! you never know what to expect from the plastic huge sculptures, to the incredible shows , old towny look and scares and so much more! we're from new york and stop by on a road trip.when the park was closed. the owner and creator not only led us in to check it out and do whatever we want by ourselves , but even explain to us how we made it , i was so friendly and so accommodating , and this was all for free!!!! this made my eight hour trip worth it , and i would turn around just after seeing this without even finishing the rest of the road trip. i really came for tennessee, which is supposed to be so fun and cool things.but i think this is the coolest thing you can ever do! if you want accelerating things that you will never get anywhere else with a very nice owner and really cool interactive shows for a very , very cheap price , you should come here!!! definitely recommending to everyone! ( a little spooky maybe for little kids) but teens and adults will definitely get a real kick out of it!!! thank you for everything!!! this really really made my trip worth it! even\n though it's like an 8 hour drive at least i would definitely come back here.

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Cole Amusement Company, Inc.

2.0(4 reviews)
63.1 mi

0 Stars READ PLEASE…read more We went to the one in Woodbridge and The tornado swings Broke while people were on it. They didn't even stop all the rides. They only stopped the rides that were next to It which was only two. I was on the dinosaur ride with my daughter right next to it and saw the whole thing happened. You heard the chain Snap and then all of a sudden the kids and the parents that were on it started screaming. Please beware of this place if you're gonna spend your money, spend it at the state fair or with another carnival company. I've been to many as I like to call them pack and play carnivals and this has never happened before.

i used to work for them they are thieves most payments are under the table so if they say you make…read more$100 you make $2 they steal from customers and employees i used to work in the games you make percent and 1 it's not written down but you have to comply or get out but you have to make 2k before making a percentage i only got paid $8 for making over 2k their food is gross no gloves and poor hygiene entry fee sure $2 but unlimited wristbands &47!!!! that's straight robbery and that only for that day do not go to this place they act nice cause they'll loose their jobs if they don't cause boss lady is a literally dictator that doesn't care if you are injured or loose a limb she don't care she literally doesn't do anything and barks orders like your life depends on it save yourself money and trouble cause they'll loose their boss lady is a 2 face as hell

Rope Adventure Park - Luray Caverns

Rope Adventure Park - Luray Caverns

4.2(14 reviews)
38.8 mi

A great little ropes course for having fun in Luray…read more There's a moment when climbing when I realized "wait, I didn't have to sign a waiver for this. Either they're reckless, or so confident in their course that I must be safe." Needless to say, I felt safe on the course. I weigh over 200 lbs. and the harness held me when I hung on without putting my feet on the ground. Also, the tracks are designed that the only openings for you to come off is at the entrance and exit. There's a great little training course just a couple feet off the ground. A good place to start with children and understand how to move the harness around when encountering other climbers so you can pass the other without getting harnesses tangled. There are various challenges throughout the course that range from easy to moderately challenging. These include static beams, to tightrope walking, or to swaying bridges or ropes. I wouldn't say anything is too hard. I think the Level 1 challenges were a little more manageable than the ones higher up on Level 2. The only one that genuinely scared me was a Level 2 spot to walk out on a beam, out over everything else (spoiler, the beam rocks up and down). The whole course crisscrosses so you can skip one challenge and still get to another one past it, and there are two staircases for moving between Levels 1 and 2. Fair to say, this is not for people with a fear of heights. Child #2 preferred the lower level, though he tried a few higher up. Child #1 is fearless and did most challenges 2 or more times. It was windy that day, so it was a little more daunting at times. One guy passed us on the way down from Level 2, clearly a little nervous. No judgment here. Know your limits! If it's not too crowded, you could do the whole course in 25 to 30 minutes, but we spent about an hour up there and had loads of fun. Would absolutely go again.

During my visit, I witnessed the course operator make a female guest cry. Her child (maybe 5 yrs…read moreold) was new to the country and didn't speak English very well. He came to the exit and the operator disconnected him before his parent could explain that he couldn't get back on. When the mother asked for an exception due to the language barrier, she was told that if he's going to be in America then he need to speak English. He then left his post to confront another guest who was nearby that told him his behavior was very rude. She told him to get out of her face and to walk away and he refused. Meanwhile, there are multiple people waiting to exit the course because he was too preoccupied trying to intimidate a woman. I've never seen an employee represent a tourist attraction so poorly. My family and I won't be coming back nor will I encourage any of my friends to go. But if you're looking for something new with a side of sexism and racism, have at it.

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Rope Adventure Park - Luray Caverns
Rope Adventure Park - Luray Caverns - View of the upper levels

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