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You would expect an area that has the second oldest river in the world to have an abundance of outdoor recreational opportunitiesand you'd be right. Wythe County is filled with everything that means the Great Outdoors.

To start with, you can find local, state, and national parks with a variety of facilities that offer recreational experiences for all ages and abilities. There are dozens of trails to hike, ride, and explore from the 57-mile New River Trail that follows an abandoned railroad bed to the Seven Sisters Trail on the area's National Forest Scenic Byway.

Scenic drives are abundant throughout the area; several back roads drives are noted on the Wythe County map. Many are ideal for the bicyclist or motorcycle rider as well as for those in automobiles. Please be sure to note the speed limits on these roads, as many of them will take you through interesting turns and curves and some through residential areas.

There are plenty of creeks, farms, lakes, and rivers to fish in and hundreds of acres of forest for traditional hunting or viewing the beautiful scenery, plants, trees, and native animal life.
Wythe County offers six different campground facilities with a variety of locations and amenities from primitive sites to all the conveniences.

Monster Rock Trail Overlook

Website: www.deertrailpark.com

CAMPGROUNDS

CRIPPLE CREEK CAMP
261 Apperson Drive, Ivanhoe, VA 24350. 276-699-6582. I-81, Exit 80, 1 mile on 52 South, right on Rt. 94 South, 6 miles, left on Rt. 805. 24 sites with full hook-ups, firepits and tables. New bath house, tent sites, horseshoe, hiking, pets on leash, laundry. Open April 1 - Nov. 1.

DEER TRAIL PARK CAMPGROUND
I-81, Exit 70, 8 miles on US 52N, 599 Gullion Fork Road. 276-228-3636; Swimming pool, fishing pond, full RV hookups, country store.

FORT CHISWELL RV CAMPGROUND, INC.
I-81/77, Exit 80, Fort Chiswell, VA; 276-637-6868; 92 sites,heated pool, playground, catfish pond, game room, pavilion, dump station, laundry, camp store, pets on leash. Good Sampark. Open year round.

KOA KAMPGROUND
1/4 mile from I-81/I-77 at Exit 77, 231 KOA Rd., Wytheville, VA; 276-228-2601; Pool, Kamping Kabins, snack bar, LP gas, firewood, drive thru sites, grassy tent sites, Family Fun Center game room, laundry, grocery/gift shop, heated swimming pool, 50 ft. waterslide, free Cable TV.

MILLRACE CAMPGROUND
176 Orphanage Drive, Foster Falls, VA, "Cadillac of Primitive Camping", tent camping, 21 sites; 24x32 pad, Pit Toilet, located on New River. Reservations - 1-800-933-7275.

RIVER'S EDGE CAMP GROUNDS
I-77, Exit 24, 2525 Austinville Road, 276-699-2525. Tenting, wooded sites, showers, camp store, picnic tables, boat rentals.

RURAL RETREAT LAKE & CAMPGROUND
250 Lake Road, Rural Retreat, VA; 276-686-4331; I-81, Exit 60. Picnic shelters, swimming in heated pool, rental boats, trophy fishing for muskie, northern pike, bass, trout pond, camp store, playground area. Camper hookups and primitive sites, showers, campstore. Open mid-April through mid-October.

STONY FORK CAMPGROUND
I-77, Exit 47. Left onto Rt. 717. 4 miles. 276-228-2168. April - November. Fifty-three camping units with picnic tables, central water hydrants, restrooms with warm showers, pay phone, trailer waste disposal station, one mile nature trail.