| Smyth County, Southwest Virginia. To get there, take Exit 47 from Interstate 81. Travel approximately one mile on Route 11 toward Marion. Turn right on Route 16 north & travel four miles to the park Register at the Discovery Center.
Fishing, boating, swimming, interpretative programs, hunting, trails, picnicking.
Nearby Attractions: Grayson Highlands State Park is one hour away, as well as Mt. Rogers National Recreation Area & Historic Saltville (archaeological digs each summer & site of restored Civil War salt factory). Wolf Creek Indian Village & Museum, Bastian, Va., offers a reconstructed Native American village, museum, museum store & picnic area.
Also nearby are Abingdon (home of the Barter Theatre, State Theater of Virginia & five star Martha Washington Inn), Wytheville (antiques & outlet shopping) & Bristol, Va./Tenn. (location of Bristol Motor Speedway). |
Campground: Hungry Mother State Park in Marion Virginia *