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.

From the five-state views atop High Knob to Birch Knob's 360-degree fire tower, Powell Valley's glowing cliffs, and Flag Rock above Norton - here is where the light meets the land in Southwest Virginia, plus the hidden pull-offs locals love.

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.

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.