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 McDowell
A day out from McDowell: Blue Ridge Parkway, 37 mi away
Visits to Blue Ridge Parkway run to about 16.5M a year. Nothing is mapped inside McDowell, but 10 places to visit are within 40 miles. On the list: 2 national forests, a parkway and a national park, among others. Travel 46 mi and you reach Dolly Sods Wilderness.
Attractions nearby
27
within 60 miles
The big one
37 mi
Blue Ridge Parkway
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Ski areas
6
Massanutten Resort
Parkway · 37 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
Plotted on the map
Furthest from the centre is Shenandoah National Park, 38 mi away.
Orange: McDowell. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
All of it
The list runs to 27 places, all within 60 miles.
2Shenandoah National Park
195,000 acres in Virginia (US) maintained by the National Park Service.
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4Project Greek Island
United States government continuity program in West Virginia (decommissioned).
5Skyline Drive
National Scenic Byway in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, USA.
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9Cass Scenic Railroad State Park
State park and heritage railroad in West Virginia, United States.
10Monongahela National Forest
National forest in West Virginia, United States.
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14George Washington and Jefferson National Forests
Pair of National Forests in the United States.
Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia
Living history museum in Staunton, Virginia, United States.
Paramount Theater
Theater and movie theater in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in McDowell → · McDowell’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 · Shenandoah National Park: Image copyright 2005 by user G. Edward Johnson (user Lorax) and released under t, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dolly Sods Wilderness: Valerius Tygart, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Project Greek Island: Z22, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Luray Caverns: Paulo Ordoveza from Washington, DC, CC BY 2.0 · Skyline Drive: Image copyright 2005 by user G. Edward Johnson (user Lorax) and released under t, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Scott Stadium: Mak7912, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Spruce Mountain: Valerius Tygart, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cass Scenic Railroad State Park: Shayfan at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Monongahela National Forest: Valerius Tygart, CC BY-SA 3.0 · John Paul Jones Arena: Bob Mical, CC BY 2.0 · Massanutten Resort: Arbogastlw at English Wikipedia, Public domain · George Washington and Jefferson National Forests: Aneta Kaluzna, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Blackwater Falls: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Market Street Park: Chad Fennell, CC BY 2.0 · Canaan Valley Ski Resort: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia: Woody Hibbard from Texas, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Fralin Museum of Art: SharpCrumbs, CC0 · Paramount Theater: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 4.0 · West Virginia State Wildlife Center: Brian M. Powell (user Bitmapped on en.wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Boxerwood Gardens: uploaded with permission by User:Leonard G.., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sunshine Farm and Gardens: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0
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