Mount Rogers National Recreation Area is a United States national recreation area (NRA) in southwestern Virginia near the border with Tennessee and North...
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Wilderness, while the entire area is part of the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area, which itself is a part of the Jefferson National Forest. The mountain...
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A national recreation area (NRA) is a protected area in the United States established by an Act of Congress to preserve enhanced recreational opportunities...
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through the forest. Virginia's highest point, Mount Rogers, is located in the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area that is part of the forest. Other notable...
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Washington Counties, and is also within the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area of the Jefferson National Forest. Whitetop was the location of the White...
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heart of the region is Mount Rogers, the highest mountain in Virginia. The area extends over the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area and into part of the...
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Grayson Highlands State Park (category Protected areas established in 1965)
United States. It is adjacent to the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area and lies within the Jefferson National Forest. The park was established in 1965...
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Virginia Creeper Trail (category Mount Rogers National Recreation Area)
the trail runs from Abingdon to Whitetop, Virginia, near Mount Rogers National Recreation Area and the North Carolina state line. The trail accommodates...
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Blue Ridge Mountains. It is located in the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area of the Jefferson National Forest, within Grayson County, Virginia, United...
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Society has designated the area as a "Mountain Treasure". The second highest mountain in the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area, Whitetop Mountain and...
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designated the area as a "Mountain Treasure". One of the most visited locations in the Mount Rogers National Recreation area, the Mount Rogers Crest Zone...
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Little Dry Run Wilderness (category Protected areas of the Appalachians)
The Little Dry Run Wilderness is an area in the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area protected by the Eastern Wilderness Act of Congress to maintain...
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Little Wilson Creek Wilderness (category Mount Rogers National Recreation Area)
The Little Wilson Creek Wilderness is an area in the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area protected by the Eastern Wilderness Act of Congress to maintain...
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Lewis Fork Wilderness (category Mount Rogers National Recreation Area)
The Lewis Fork Wilderness is an area in the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area protected by the Eastern Wilderness Act of Congress to maintain its...
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Raccoon Branch Wilderness (category Mount Rogers National Recreation Area)
The Raccoon Branch Wilderness is an area in the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area protected by the Eastern Wilderness Act of Congress to maintain...
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Whitetop Laurel (category George Washington and Jefferson National Forests)
and thick rhododendrons. The area is one of the most popular recreational hubs in the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area. Whitetop Laurel Creek is a...
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Little Dry Run Wilderness Addition (category George Washington and Jefferson National Forests)
lightly used wilderness areas in the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area. The area is part of the Mount Rogers Cluster. The area is located in the Appalachian...
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Feathercamp (category George Washington and Jefferson National Forests)
has designated the area as a "Mountain Treasure". One of the largest interior spaces in the Mount Rogers National Recreation area, Feathercamp offers...
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ISBN 0-8203-2125-7. George Washington and Jefferson National Forest Mount Rogers National Recreation Area Cherokee National Forest Wilderness Society Appalachian Trail...
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New River Trail State Park (category National Recreation Trails in Virginia)
Orphanage, as well as numerous outdoor recreational areas, including Mount Rogers National Recreation Area, and four Department of Game and Inland Fisheries...
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south Washington County – southwest Jefferson National Forest (part) Mount Rogers National Recreation Area (part) I-81 US 11 SR 16 SR 42 SR 91 SR 107 Note:...
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Virginia (section Tourism and recreation)
Mark (2002). Wild Virginia: A Guide to Thirty Roadless Recreation Areas Including Shenandoah National Park. Guilford, CT: Globe Pequot. ISBN 978-0-7627-2315-7...
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Galax, Virginia (section Recreation)
Mount Rogers (the highest peak in Virginia) and wild mountain ponies is about forty miles to the west near the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area....
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located to the west. The community, which is located in the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area, is bounded by Fork mountain to the west and Laurel and...
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Seng Mountain National Scenic Area is a federally designated National Scenic Area within Mount Rogers National Recreation Area in Smyth County, Virginia...
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climate. Blue Ridge Parkway (part) Jefferson National Forest (part) Mount Rogers National Recreation Area (part) US 21 US 58 US 221 SR 16 SR 89 SR 93 SR 94...
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The Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area is a United States national recreation area containing many individual parks and open space preserves...
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Emory and Henry University (category University and college buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia)
the Virginia Creeper Trail, the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area, the Jefferson and George Washington National Forests, and the New, Nantahala,...
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The Mount Edziza Recreation Area was a recreation area in Cassiar Land District of northwestern British Columbia, Canada, located southeast of the community...
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Carroll County, Virginia (section Protected areas)
- south Blue Ridge Parkway (part) Jefferson National Forest (part) Mount Rogers National Recreation Area (part) Devil's Den Nature Preserve I-74 (future)...
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