400+ miles of ATV, side-by-side, Jeep, and equestrian trails across seven systems in Southwest Virginia - from family-friendly Mountain View to rugged Coal Canyon in elk country. Trail-by-trail specs, permits, rentals, and riding tips.

The Crooked Road runs straight through the Heart of Appalachia—Carter Family Fold Saturday nights, the Ralph Stanley Museum, Country Cabin II, and a dozen more stages where mountain music is still played, still shared, and still thriving.

Five state parks, one compact region: zipline the Grand Canyon of the South, walk through a limestone tunnel, tour a frontier fort, step into the coal boom era, and paddle North America's most biodiverse river—all in the Heart of Appalachia.

There are sunsets, and then there is dinner with Virginia's elk herd. The Dine with the Elk sunset tours at Breaks Interstate Park pair a park-prepared boxed dinner with golden-hour views across the Cumberland Mountains—and front-row seats to fall bugling.

Gone for more than 150 years, elk are back in Southwest Virginia—250+ strong. Here's where, when, and how to see Virginia's only wild elk herd, from Breaks Interstate Park to the viewing platforms at The Breaks at Southern Gap.