1Appalachian Trail
2,198.4-mile (3,538 km) trail going through fourteen US states managed by the National Park Service.
Attractions near Bedford
Blue Ridge Parkway & 5 more attractions near Bedford
6 notable places within 60 miles of Bedford: 3 national park units, 1 ski area, and the sights travelers look up most.
Attractions nearby
6
within 60 miles
The big one
7 mi
Blue Ridge Parkway
National park units
3
parks & monuments
Ski areas
1
Wintergreen Ski Resort
Big draws
1
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Parkway · 7 mi northwest
Blue Ridge Parkway
Scenic parkway that runs between Shenandoah National Park in west central Virginia and Great Smoky National Park in western North Carolina.
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What’s around Bedford
Orange: Bedford. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below.
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Best known first
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
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2Shenandoah National Park
195,000 acres in Virginia (US) maintained by the National Park Service.
3Blue Ridge Parkway
Scenic parkway that runs between Shenandoah National Park in west central Virginia and Great Smoky National Park in western North Carolina.
4Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
1,700 acres in Virginia (US) managed by the National Park Service.
5Booker T. Washington National Monument
224 acres managed by the U.S. National Park Service.
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Appalachian Trail: Paulba. Original uploader was Paulbalegend at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Shenandoah National Park: Image copyright 2005 by user G. Edward Johnson (user Lorax) and released under t, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Blue Ridge Parkway: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Appomattox Court House National Historical Park: Doug Coldwell, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Booker T. Washington National Monument: National Park Service Digital Image Archives, Public domain
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