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 Tazewell
Worth the trip from Tazewell: Mount Rogers, 33 mi off
None of our places to visit is inside Tazewell; 4 are within 40 miles. Among them are a mountain, a state park and a theatre. Bluestone National Scenic River draws about 12K visitors a year. A drive of 51 mi brings you to Blue Ridge Parkway.
Attractions nearby
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within 60 miles
The big one
51 mi
Blue Ridge Parkway
National park units
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parks & monuments
Parkway · 51 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
On the map
Most of the 4 out of town lie to the south.
Orange: Tazewell. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Every one of them
These 14 are within 60 miles, none in town.
2New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Unit of the United States National Park System in West Virginia.
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8The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve
Boy Scouts of America reservation, located in West Virginia.
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10Bluestone National Scenic River
4,310 acres in West Virginia (US) managed by the National Park Service.
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14Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Tazewell →
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 · New River Gorge National Park and Preserve: NKS22, Public domain · Mountain Lake: Rolfmueller, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve: Lisa Strader, CC BY 2.0 · 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 · 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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