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  • TRIP IDEAS
  • SEE & DO
  • STAY
  • EAT & DRINK
  • LIVE MUSIC
  • CITIES
    • Big Stone Gap/Appalachia/Keokee
    • Bluefield/Pocahontas
    • Clintwood/Clinchco
    • Duffield
    • Gate City/Hiltons/Weber City
    • Grundy/Davenport/Oakwood/Pilgrim’s Knob/Vansant
    • Haysi/Breaks/Bee/Birchleaf
    • Jonesville/Blackwater/Ewing/Rose Hill
    • Lebanon/Cleveland/Honaker/Rosedale
    • Nickelsville/Dungannon/Fort Blackmore
    • Norton-Wise/Coeburn/Tacoma/Pound
    • Pennington Gap/Ben Hur/Dryden
    • Richlands/Pounding Mill/Cedar Bluff
    • St. Paul/Castlewood/Dante
    • Tazewell/Burke’s Garden/Gratton/North Tazewell
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  • TRIP IDEAS
  • SEE & DO
  • STAY
  • EAT & DRINK
  • LIVE MUSIC
  • CITIES
    • Big Stone Gap/Appalachia/Keokee
    • Bluefield/Pocahontas
    • Clintwood/Clinchco
    • Duffield
    • Gate City/Hiltons/Weber City
    • Grundy/Davenport/Oakwood/Pilgrim’s Knob/Vansant
    • Haysi/Breaks/Bee/Birchleaf
    • Jonesville/Blackwater/Ewing/Rose Hill
    • Lebanon/Cleveland/Honaker/Rosedale
    • Nickelsville/Dungannon/Fort Blackmore
    • Norton-Wise/Coeburn/Tacoma/Pound
    • Pennington Gap/Ben Hur/Dryden
    • Richlands/Pounding Mill/Cedar Bluff
    • St. Paul/Castlewood/Dante
    • Tazewell/Burke’s Garden/Gratton/North Tazewell
  1. Norton-Wise/ Coeburn/Tacoma/Pound
  2. See & Do
    • guest river gorge rock climbing

    Guest River Gorge Rock Climbing – Coeburn

    • bark camp campground

    Bark Camp Recreation Campground – Wise

    • big glades amphitheater

    Big Glades Amphitheater – Wise

    The Big Glades Amphitheater is home to many events in [...]

    • The Great 925|

    The Great 925 Skating Rink & Arcade

    Grab some skates, your kids, some friends and family and [...]

    • LOVEwork at Gateway Gardens

    LOVEwork at Gateway Gardens

    There’s a lot of love in the Town of Wise. [...]

    • ABR Woodbooger Logo

    Appalachian Backroads – Woodbooger

    The Woodbooger is called Big Foot in other parts of the nation. It lives in the highlands near Norton and is memorialized by the Woodbooger statue at Flag Rock, which provides panoramic views and hiking trails. After your photo op, tackle the curvy climb to High Knob. This 154-mile route takes you from Pikeville, Kentucky down to Cumberland, over to Appalachia, Virginia, through Big Stone Gap before you hit High Knob where you can spy where you've just journeyed from the fire tower overlook. The view is amazing!!!

    • ABR Strippers Run Logo

    Appalachian Backroads – Strippers Run

    Strippers Run honors the coal miners who worked to strip coal from the Appalachian Mountains. The Kentucky Scenic Byway traverses Pine Mountain and features breathtaking overlooks. Thick woods and streams along the 58-mile route cool you off on summer days, with stunning foliage in autumn.

    • ABR Corkscrew Logo

    Appalachian Backroads – Corkscrew

    This 123 mile route lassos the border of Kentucky and Virginia through the beautiful Jefferson National Forest. Breathtaking views and deep woods await you as you follow the corkscrew-like asphalt ribbon to Breaks Interstate Park. Experience both Appalachian coal heritage and Crooked Road Old-time Music venues along the way. You'll want to stop at MountainRose to tour the reclaimed strip mine turned award winning vineyards!

    • Kid's Central LOVEwork

    LOVEwork at Kid’s Central

    Each letter of our LOVE sign celebrates the attractions and [...]

    • Thunderstruck Trail Logo

    Spearhead Trails – Thunderstruck Trail

    Thunderstruck Trail consists of non-motorized trails for hiking and equestrian [...]

    • Spearhead Trails Axe Room

    Spearhead Indoor Adventure Complex

    Spearhead’s newest adventure includes the Axe Shack! The Indoor Adventure [...]

    Wise Lake Reservoir

    Also known by some as Bear Creek Lake, the Wise [...]

    Wise Boat Launch at North Fork Pound Lake

    Access to the 154-acre North Fork of Pound Lake for [...]

    • Tacoma School Community Center

    Tacoma Community Center

    The Tacoma Community Center, nestled in the Appalachian mountains along [...]

    Sugar Maple Bicycle Trail

    The Sugar Maple Trail is 1.8 miles of exhilarating mountain [...]

  • Straight Fork Ridge Trail

    Accessed via the Devil’s Bathtub Loop Trail (Forest Trail #210), [...]

    Red Fox Trail

    This 1.5 mile historical trail is an interpretive hike back [...]

    • ProArt - At Homecraft Days|

    Pro-Art Association

    The Pro-Art Association is a nonprofit organization committed to the [...]

    Pound Boat Launch at North Fork Pound Lake

    Pound Boat Launch has year round boat access to the [...]

    • pine mountain trail

    Pine Mountain Trail

    Phillips Creek Recreational Area

    Phillips Creek Recreational Area offers a great get-away. With a [...]

    Pathfinders Outdoor Adventures – Norton

    Norton Reservoir

    Norton’s Upper Reservoir/Lower Reservoir is located four miles from the city’s [...]

    Norton Recreation Department

    Norton Community Center and swimming pool are located on East [...]

    • Norton City Park|

    Norton City Park

    This park features a gazebo which is available on first [...]

    North Fork of Pound Reservoir

    Built in 1966 as authorized by the Flood Control Act [...]

    North 40 Airsoft

    North 40 Airsoft runs a 10 acre airsoft field in [...]

    MountainRose Vineyards

         Grapevines and roses abound as you visit MountainRose Vineyards! Visit [...]

    LOVEwork in the Town of Coeburn

    The Coeburn LOVE sign represents the Town of Coeburn and [...]

    LOVEwork at Thomas’ Black Bird Farm

    Our LOVE is a representation our beautiful farm.  The L [...]

    LOVEwork at the Country Cabin

    The LOVEwork is very special, with each letter representing something different [...]

    • Lonesome Pine Motorsports Park

    Lonesome Pine Motorsports Park

    The Lonesome Pine Raceway is a .375 mile asphalt auto [...]

    Legion Park

    Formerly, the home of the American Legion Hall, and located [...]

    Laurel Fork Trail – Pound

    Historic Lays Hardware Center for the Arts

    The Crooked Road comes to Coeburn every Friday night at [...]

    Hillcrest Lanes

    20 hardwood lanes and snack bar. Great place for private [...]

    High Knob Recreation Area

    At an elevation of 3,800 feet, High Knob Recreation Area [...]

    • Stone observation tower with a winding path on a misty mountaintop at High Knob in Wise County

    High Knob Observation Tower

    High Knob Observation Tower crowns the Cumberland Mountains' highest point at 4,200 feet, an ADA-accessible climb to layered ridgeline and sunset views.

    High Knob Lake Trail

    1.3-mile trail leads to High Knob Lake at the recreation [...]

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    Heart of Appalachia Bike Route and Scenic Drive

    The trail runs from Burke’s Garden/Tazewell to Guest River Gorge/Wise [...]

    • LittleStonyCreek-stavislost.com Photo

    Hanging Rock Picnic Area

    This picnic area features 18 picnic units with table and [...]

    • The Guest River flowing through the gorge along the Guest River Gorge Trail in Wise County, Virginia

    Guest River Gorge Trail

    Wise County's paved rail-trail near Coeburn follows a former railroad line through a dramatic river gorge, past tunnels and cliffs, for biking and hiking.

    George Washington & Jefferson National Forest: Clinch Ranger District

    Call for detailed maps of trails through National Forest. Campgrounds [...]

    Flatwoods Recreational Area – Coeburn

    Recreational area with picnic shelters equipped with electricity, water and [...]

    • Aerial view over the City of Norton from Flag Rock Recreation Area in Virginia

    Flag Rock Recreation Area

    The City of Norton's mountaintop park at 3,250 feet, gateway to High Knob, with hiking trails, a stocked reservoir, and the legendary Woodbooger.

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    Flag Rock Area Trails

    The City of Norton’s Flag Rock Area Trails (FRAT) system [...]

    Counts Cabin Trail

    The Counts Cabin trail, located in Dickenson County’s portion of [...]

    Country Cabin

    The Country Cabin is a major venue on the Crooked [...]

    Clear Creek Park

    Clear Creek Park is a four acre park and includes [...]

    Cinema City Stadium Theaters

    Cinema City features 9 all stadium seating auditoriums, luxurious high [...]

    Chief Benge Trail

    18.7 mile trail for seasoned hikers through beautiful Jefferson National [...]

    Central Drive-In Theatre

    Located on the old route 23 just outside of Norton [...]

    Camp Bethel

    Camp Bethel is a Christian centered camping experience. Retreats and [...]

    Appalachia Loop Trail

    Challenging four-mile run or pleasant excursion to Little Stone Mountain [...]

    Appalachian Wonders Loop

    If you’re visiting Wise County and want to venture through [...]

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