Appalachian Trail
2,198.4-mile (3,538 km) trail going through fourteen US states managed by the National Park Service.
Attractions near Max Meadows
Blue Ridge Parkway, 26 mi from Max Meadows
Around 16.5M people visit Blue Ridge Parkway each year. There is no place to visit inside Max Meadows; there are 9 within 40 miles. Look for 2 museums, a parkway and a stadium & arena. Appalachian Trail, 41 mi away, is the best-known day out.
Attractions nearby
19
within 60 miles
The big one
41 mi
Appalachian Trail
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Park & preserve · 41 mi northeast
Appalachian Trail
2,198.4-mile (3,538 km) trail going through fourteen US states managed by the National Park Service.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
Where things are
Mount Rogers, 39 mi away, is the farthest on the map.
Orange: Max Meadows. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
The complete list
The list runs to 19 places, all within 60 miles.
2Blue Ridge Parkway
Scenic parkway that runs between Shenandoah National Park in west central Virginia and Great Smoky National Park in western North Carolina.
3New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Unit of the United States National Park System in West Virginia.
4Lane Stadium
American football stadium on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, VA, US.
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14Bluestone National Scenic River
4,310 acres in West Virginia (US) managed by the National Park Service.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Max Meadows →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Appalachian Trail: Paulba. Original uploader was Paulbalegend at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Blue Ridge Parkway: Ken Thomas, Public domain · New River Gorge National Park and Preserve: NKS22, Public domain · Lane Stadium: User:B, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mountain Lake: Rolfmueller, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Rogers: USDA-FS, Public domain · Pilot Mountain: Berean Hunter, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Grayson Highlands State Park: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Hanging Rock State Park: Jacalyn Engler from Greensboro, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Barter Theatre: RebelAt (talk) (Uploads), Public domain · Virginia Museum of Transportation: Warfieldian, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Taubman Museum of Art: O Palsson, CC BY 2.0 · Bluestone National Scenic River: Dave Bieri, Public domain · O. Winston Link Museum: Brian M. Powell (user Bitmapped on en.wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Phillips-Sprague Mine: Coal town guy, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Blue Ridge Music Center: RMLark, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Glencoe Museum: Skye Marthaler, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hahn Horticulture Garden: Kim Peterson, CC BY-SA 3.0
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