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Grayson Highlands State Park is a state park located in Grayson County, Virginia, United States. It is adjacent to the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area and lies within the Jefferson National Forest. The park was established in 1965 and contains a total of 4,502 acres (1,822 ha). [1]
Big Wilson Creek Trail, FS 4607, 1.9 miles, difficult, no blazes, accessed from the Bearpen Trail and Grayson Highlands State Park; First Peak Trail, FS 4524, 3.1 miles, moderate, no blazes, accessed from the Appalachian Trail near Scales; Hightree Rock Trail, FS 4522, 4.9 miles, moderate no blazes, trailhead on Forest Service Road 4104
False Cape State Park: Virginia Beach: 3,844 acres (15.56 km 2) 1968 Open First Landing State Park: Virginia Beach: 2,888 acres (11.69 km 2) 1936 Open Originally Seashore State Park [1] Grayson Highlands State Park: Mouth of Wilson: 4,502 acres (18.22 km 2) 1965 Open High Bridge Trail State Park: Farmville: 1,236 acres (5.00 km 2) 2006 Open
Mount Rogers National Recreation Area is a United States national recreation area (NRA) in southwestern Virginia near the border with Tennessee and North Carolina.It centerpiece is the Lewis Fork Wilderness containing Mount Rogers, the highest point in the state of Virginia with a summit elevation of 5,729 feet (1746 m).
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The summit is most easily accessed from Grayson Highlands State Park by following the Appalachian Trail southbound for 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to a blue-blazed trail leading to the summit, which is covered by trees and marked with four National Geodetic Survey triangulation station disks; a standard station disk marked with an equilateral triangle ...
Previously, the land was part of Grayson Highlands State Park. In exchange for the Old Flat parcel, the Virginia DOF traded land to the DCR for what is now Holliday Lake State Park. [1] VDOF acquired the parcel to create a seed orchard for Fraser fir trees, which are native to the highest elevations of the forest but had been declining in ...
Matthews State Forest is a Virginia state forest located in Grayson County, near the City of Galax. It is used for research into the American chestnut , as well as for demonstration of forestry management techniques; it serves as watershed protection and as a wildlife sanctuary , and has facilities for hiking.