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 Richlands
Nothing in Richlands itself: Mount Rogers is 33 mi away
Richlands has 9 notable places within 60 miles, among them 1 national park unit. The best-known trip out is to Blue Ridge Parkway, 55 mi away.
Attractions nearby
9
within 60 miles
The big one
55 mi
Blue Ridge Parkway
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Parkway · 55 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
How they lie
Head to the southeast for most of the 4 on the list.
Orange: Richlands. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Every entry
All of it lies within 60 miles: 9 places.
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7Bluestone National Scenic River
4,310 acres in West Virginia (US) managed by the National Park Service.
8Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Richlands →
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 · 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 · Barter Theatre: RebelAt (talk) (Uploads), Public domain · Bluestone National Scenic River: Dave Bieri, Public domain · Phillips-Sprague Mine: Coal town guy, CC BY-SA 3.0
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