scenic mountain towns within 6 hour drive of DC
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Anonymous
| Looking to plan a last minute family trip in mid June - would like someplace in the mountains as we all love to hike and road/paved trail bike- ideally with a town within an easy drive for supplies and a decent grocery store/restaurant/coffee shop. I’m not a big fan of the Deep Creek Lake area (or maybe I just haven’t been to the charming part?). Would appreciate any suggestions- thanks. |
Anonymous
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The 7 towns along the Shen
https://www.virginia.org/blog/post/small-towns-shenandoah-valley/ |
Anonymous
| If you’re willing to go a bit further, I love Williamstown, MA. I’m biased because I went to college there. |
Anonymous
| Davis, WV/Canaan Valley come to mind for localish. There are a lot of great options in Upstate New York and Vermont, but they exceed 6 hours. |
Anonymous
| Agree with Davis, WV or its neighboring town Thomas. |
Anonymous
| Roanoke |
Anonymous
| Fayetteville, WV |
Anonymous
Finger Lakes are only about 6 hours from DC |
Anonymous
| Last September, we stayed outside of Waynesboro and that proved to be a good place. Waynesboro had a few fun restaurants. We drove down the blue right parkway and hiked and the drove up Skyline drive and hiked. We went to Monticello one day. We walked the BlueRidge tunnel trail one day - that was the biggest surprise. It was really cool. |
Anonymous
For paved/flattish bike trails I’d look at Damascus or Abingdon Va and ride on the Virginia Creeper Trail, which will be lovely and have a lot of shade in June. Damascus has outfitters that will shuttle you to a stop to ride back from. Not about this for Abingdon but you can just hop on the trail and do an out and back ride. Abingdon is the prettier town with more shops and restaurants and a great little theater. Damascus is more of an outdoor biking, hiking, fishing spot. |
Anonymous
| Davis and hike Dolly Sods |
Anonymous
| Adirondacks is further than that but can't be beat in the summer. |
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+1 to Adirondacks
Find the strength to drive a bit further (the driving in NY state is SO much easier than further south) and you'll be in BIG mountains with beautiful forests and lakes, rocky rivers, etc. |
Anonymous
where in Adirondacks do you recommend? |
Anonymous
You mentioned biking so I'll mention this. https://www.adirondackrailtrail.org/ Popular spots are Lake Placid, Saranac Lake, and Keene. But there are so many options depending on what you want. It's a big place. https://visitadirondacks.com/first-time-visitors People love this place too: https://www.wildcenter.org/ |