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 Cleveland
Nothing in Cleveland itself: Mount Rogers is 39 mi away
Nothing on our list is inside Cleveland; the 5 places to visit are within 40 miles. They include a mountain, a national forest and a state park. Drive 58 mi to reach Blue Ridge Parkway.
Attractions nearby
13
within 60 miles
The big one
58 mi
Blue Ridge Parkway
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
Map of the places
Out at 39 mi is Mount Rogers, the farthest.
Orange: Cleveland. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
The full list
Here are the 13 places within 60 miles.
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11Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Cleveland → · Cleveland’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 · 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
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