パトリック郡周辺の簡単なハイキングとウォーキング

Visitor Center managed by NPS. If you find it closed, do not worry about the stamp on your Passport: you can find them pre-filled on the notice board.

One of few camping sites on the BRP. They are rare so use it at full potential

The gorgeous campground offers direct access to the Rocky Knob Recreation Area. Some sites take reservations and others are first-come first-serve, and the campsite roads are completely paved. Lots of families end up staying here so keep your eyes peeled for kids and pets.

Mabry Mill is located at Milepost 176.2 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. The National Park Service maintains the historic gristmill and watermill and offers a walking path that goes through the property. Bikes aren't allowed on the trails, but it's worth parking the bike for a look if you haven't stopped here before.

Located on the Rock Castle Gorge Trail and just off the side of the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Rock Castle Gorge viewpoint boasts views of the entire Rocky Knob Recreation Area and surrounding mountains. This is a super popular spot for tourists, so if you are out biking the parkway, know that there are going to be more cars in this area than some other spots on the route.

Located on the Rock Castle Gorge Trail and just off the side of the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Rock Castle Gorge viewpoint boasts views of the entire Rocky Knob Recreation Area and surrounding mountains. This is a super popular spot for tourists, so if you are hiking the trail, you aren't going to get as much privacy here as you will on the rest of the trail.

Grassy Knoll is one of many overlooks on this portion of the Blue Ridge Parkway. It is more or less a wide open grassy field with some trees in the back and some rocks throughout the meadow. Hikers like to use this as a break spot since the views are so open and the terrain is not too rough to take a seat on.

This old cabin on the side of the trail is what remains of the Trail Family Cabin. It is considered to be an accurate representation of what a lot of the early pioneer cabins looked like in the Appalachian area. You can't actually go inside the cabin, but you can look around the outside, and you can even see through the log walls into the interior of it.