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There is plenty to do both indoor and out around the area. 

GOLFING:

Courses located in Blacksburg, Roanoke, Catawba, and Pembroke.

 

HORSEBACK RIDING:

  • Catawba Equestrian Ctr.  at 5195 Blacksburg Rd.  Catawba, Va. 24070. (540-418-1919)

  • Advantage Ranch

  • Walnut Springs Stables

  • Harmony Hills Equestrian Ctr.

 

HIKING:

Appalachian Trails:

Trail Heads       Mcafee Knob

                          Audie Murphy

                          Dragon’s Tooth

Shelters            Niday

                          Lauren Creek

Most trail access is public, though private land access , one should obtain permission to traverse private property.

 

RAFTING:

  • New Rivers Edge.  665 Rocky Hollow Rd., Pembroke, Va.24136

  • New River Gorge WVa. National Park and Preserve.

 

FARMERS MARKETS:

  • New Castle ,Va.

  • Blacksburg, Va.

  • Catawba, Va.

Hours and days of operation vary according to seasons.

 

MUSEUM TOURS:

  • New Castle:  Craig Historical Society Museum

  • Roanoke:  Transportation Museum

  • Blacksburg: Smithfield Plantation

 

Additional local sites are available on the internet.

 

HALF-DAY TRIPS:

  • Paint Bank Va. ( waterwheel & Swing Bridge General Store)

  • Mountain Lake Lodge, Pembroke Va. (film site for the movie Dirty Dancing).

  • Dixie Caverns, Salem Va.

  • Va.Tech campus.

 

FULL-DAY TRIPS:

Greenbrier Resort (Bunker tour, golf and tennis)

Prior reservations for tour and lunch and sports are preferred.

The Homestead Resort - Hot Springs, VA (Lunch, golf, skeet/trap shooting, fly fishing, and zip tour.

GROCERY STORES:

New Castle:    Food Club.(12 mi)

                         The Emporium ( Main St.)

Newport:         Market for some local produce.

                         Exxon Station (rt460/42)

Blacksburg:     Food Lion. (24 mi.)

                         Kroger. (26 mi)

 

This is just a few of the suggested activities and local sites for necessities.

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