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Waynesville: Best Antique/Consignment Shopping.
Mabry Mill: Best Blue Ridge Parkway Stop.
New River: Best Canoeing, Best Fishing.
Wintergreen Resort: Best Ski Resort.
Cascades (Va.): Best Waterfall.

Best Golf ResoRt
Platinum ...............................................Wintergreen Resort, Va
Gold ............................................................Primland Resort, Va.
Silver ...................................................Greenbrier Resort, W.Va.

Best Hike to take tHe DoG alonG

Platinum .......................................Hatfield-McCoy Trails, W.Va.
Gold ............................................. Wayehutta ATV System, N.C.
Silver .........................................Primland Resort ATV Tours, Va.

Platinum ...................................Chimney Rock State Park, N.C.
Gold ...................................................... Cascades Waterfall, Va.
Silver (tie).......................................Chessie Trail, Lexington, Va.
.........................................Mill Creek Nature Park, Narrows, Va.
..................................................................... Pandapas Pond, Va.

Best Beautiful fall foliaGe spot

Best HikinG tRail (non-at)

Platinum ....................................Chimney Rock State Park, N.C.
Gold ............................................. Blue Ridge Parkway, Va./N.C.
Silver ........ Great Smoky Mountains National Park, N.C./Tenn.

Platinum ................................................................ Cascades, Va.
Gold ...........................................Chimney Rock State Park, N.C.
Silver ............................................. Mountains-to-Sea Trail, N.C.

Best BikinG tRail

Best MotoRcycle RiDe

Platinum ............................................Virginia Creeper Trail, Va.
Gold (tie)...................................................... New River Trail, Va.
.......................................................... Tsali Recreation Area, N.C.

Platinum ...................................... Blue Ridge Parkway, Va./N.C.
Gold ........................................Tail of the Dragon, U.S. 129 N.C.

Best BiRDinG aRea

Platinum ............................................Virginia Creeper Trail, Va.
Gold ........................................... New River Trail State Park, Va.

Best atv tRail

Platinum (tie) ............................Chimney Rock State Park, N.C.
.......................................Mountain Lake Lodge, Pembroke, Va.
Silver (tie)....................................................... Cades Cove, Tenn.
...................................................... Caesars Head State Park, S.C.
...................................................... Blue Ridge Parkway, Va./N.C.

Best Blue RiDGe paRkway stop

Best Rail to tRail systeM

Best ski ResoRt
Platinum ..............................................Wintergreen Resort, Va.
Gold .................................................................Snowshoe, W.Va.
Silver ........................................................Beech Mountain, N.C.

Platinum ...................................................Mabry Mill, MP 176.2
Gold .......................................................Peaks of Otter, MP 85.6
Silver .......................................................Mount Pisgah, MP 408

Best skyline DRive stop

Best caMpGRounD

Best stRetcH of tHe appalacHian tRail

Platinum .................................Cades Cove Campground, Tenn.
Gold .................................. Claytor Lake State Park, Dublin, Va.
Silver ......................White Rocks Campground, Pembroke, Va.

Platinum ................................................... Roan Mountain, N.C.
Gold ..................................................................Giles County, Va.
Silver ..............................................Angels Rest, Pearisburg, Va.

Best canoeinG RiveR

Best swiMMinG Hole

Platinum ...............................................................New River, Va.
Gold ................................................................... James River, Va.
Silver .................................................... French Broad River, N.C.

Platinum ......................................................... Sliding Rock, N.C.
Gold ....................................................................... Cascades, Va.
Silver ..................................................................... Blue Hole, Va.

Best fisHinG lake oR RiveR

Best wateRfall

Platinum ................................................................New River, Va
Gold ..................................................Smith Mountain Lake, Va.
Silver .................................................................Claytor Lake, Va.

Platinum ................................................................ Cascades, Va.
Gold .............................................................Chimney Rock, N.C.
Silver ...............................................................Crabtree Falls, Va.

Best Golf couRse

Best wHitewateR RiveR

Platinum ........................Devils Knob, Wintergreen Resort, Va.
Gold ...... Pete Dye River Course of Virginia Tech, Radford, Va.

Platinum ................................................... Nantahala River, N.C.
Gold ................................................................. New River, W.Va.
Silver ..............................................................Ocoee River, Tenn.

Platinum ................................................... Big Meadows, MP 51
Gold ................................................................. Skyland, MP 41.7

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