Blue Ridge Parkway
Scenic parkway that runs between Shenandoah National Park in west central Virginia and Great Smoky National Park in western North Carolina.
Attractions near Castlewood
Worth the trip from Castlewood: Black Mountain, 33 mi off
All of it lies outside: 6 places within 40 miles, none inside Castlewood. Among them are a mountain, a national forest and a park & preserve. Go 58 mi out for Blue Ridge Parkway.
Attractions nearby
16
within 60 miles
The big one
58 mi
Blue Ridge Parkway
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Ski areas
1
Sugar Mountain Resort
Parkway · 58 mi southeast
Blue Ridge Parkway
Scenic parkway that runs between Shenandoah National Park in west central Virginia and Great Smoky National Park in western North Carolina.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
What’s around Castlewood
The map stretches to Gray Fossil Site, 36 mi away.
Orange: Castlewood. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
All 6 on the list
These 16 are within 60 miles, none in town.
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13Andrew Johnson National Historic Site
National Historic Site in the United States.
President Andrew Johnson Museum and Library
Presidential library and museum for U.S. President Andrew Johnson, located in Tusculum, Tennessee.
Daniel Boone Native Gardens
Gardens located in Boone, North Carolina, United States.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Castlewood → · Castlewood’s history →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Blue Ridge Parkway: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Grandfather Mountain: Original uploader was KyleAndMelissa22 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Mount Rogers: USDA-FS, Public domain · United States Penitentiary: Nyttend, Public domain · Black Mountain: iLoveMountains.org, CC BY 2.0 · Grayson Highlands State Park: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Cherokee National Forest: Ryan Rice at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Breaks Interstate Park: SheepNotGoats (Talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sugar Mountain Resort: Mark Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Barter Theatre: RebelAt (talk) (Uploads), Public domain · Andrew Johnson National Historic Site: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0
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