Appalachian Trail
2,198.4-mile (3,538 km) trail going through fourteen US states managed by the National Park Service.
Attractions near Rural Retreat
Blue Ridge Parkway, 31 mi from Rural Retreat
Blue Ridge Parkway welcomes about 16.5M visitors a year. Look within 40 miles for the 4 places to visit; none is inside Rural Retreat. There are a parkway, a mountain and a state park to choose from. Travel 58 mi and you reach Appalachian Trail.
Attractions nearby
17
within 60 miles
The big one
58 mi
Appalachian Trail
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Park & preserve · 58 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
The map view
Head to the southeast for most of the 4 on the list.
Orange: Rural Retreat. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Best known first
Here are the 17 places 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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13Bluestone National Scenic River
4,310 acres in West Virginia (US) managed by the National Park Service.
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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 Rural Retreat →
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 · Barter Theatre: RebelAt (talk) (Uploads), Public domain · Moses H. Cone Memorial Park: Bill Russ photographer, Public domain · Bluestone National Scenic River: Dave Bieri, Public domain · 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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