1Appalachian Trail
2,198.4-mile (3,538 km) trail going through fourteen US states managed by the National Park Service.
Attractions near Roanoke
Appalachian Trail & 4 more attractions near Roanoke
5 notable places within 60 miles of Roanoke: 3 national park units, and the sights travelers look up most.
Attractions nearby
5
within 60 miles
The big one
24 mi
Appalachian Trail
National park units
3
parks & monuments
Ski areas
0
none within 60 mi
Big draws
1
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Park & preserve · 24 mi west
Appalachian Trail
2,198.4-mile (3,538 km) trail going through fourteen US states managed by the National Park Service.
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What’s around Roanoke
Orange: Roanoke. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below.
Everything nearby
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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2Blue Ridge Parkway
Scenic parkway that runs between Shenandoah National Park in west central Virginia and Great Smoky National Park in western North Carolina.
3New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Unit of the United States National Park System in West Virginia.
4Booker T. Washington National Monument
224 acres managed by the U.S. National Park Service.
5Bluestone National Scenic River
4,310 acres in West Virginia (US) managed by the 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 · Blue Ridge Parkway: Ken Thomas, Public domain · New River Gorge National Park and Preserve: NKS22, Public domain · Booker T. Washington National Monument: National Park Service Digital Image Archives, Public domain · Bluestone National Scenic River: Dave Bieri, Public domain
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