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STAY
;; Bavarian Inn & Lodge
(Shepherdstown, WV) Enjoy an AAA
Four Diamond hotel beside the
Potomac with an infinity pool
and a casual-dining brewpub on
the premises.

;; Cacapon Resort State
Park (Berkeley Springs, WV) The
48-room lodge overlooks the
Robert Trent Jones golf course.
Activities include swimming,
sporting clays, horseback
riding, and more. wvstateparks.
com

BELOW: Natural Bridge Hotel &
Conference Center operates next to
Natural Bridge State Park.

;; Inn at Vaucluse Spring
(Stephens City, VA) This beautiful
b&b gives the option of six
different guesthouses and
private cabins. Morning yoga.
vauclusespring.com

;; Cabin Capital of Virginia
(Luray/Page County, VA) With more
than 400 cabins from rustic
log huts to luxurious woodland
houses, Luray provides a range
of getaways. cabincapital.com
;; Massanutten Resort
(Harrisonburg, VA) Stay at the
"everything" resort offering
golf, dining, hiking, biking,
craft classes, spa, winter skiing
and indoor/outdoor waterpark.
massresort.com

;; Blackburn Inn (Staunton, VA)
An attractive boutique hotel
retrofitted from an upscale
mental asylum, the Blackburn
features, art gallery and
complimentary breakfast in the
sunroom. blackburn-inn.com
;; Stonewall Jackson
Hotel (Staunton, VA) The 1924
Stonewall perches on the hill
above Blackfriars Playhouse,
within walking distance of
everything in downtown
Staunton. stonewalljacksonhotel.
com
;; Natural Bridge Hotel &

Conference Center (Natural
Bridge, VA) Hospitality at the hotel
is as genuine and Southern
as its scratch-made biscuits.
Offerings include a s'more
station in the lobby, bonfires
in the evening and shuttle
service to the gorge light show.
naturalbridgeva.com

PLAY
;; Bryce Resort (Bayse, VA) Go
adventuring on mountain bikes,
ski, swim, or try fling golf, disc
golf or regular golf. bryceresort.
com
;; Fields of Gold Trail Follow
this farm driving trail to pick
your own pumpkins, hobnob
with goats, fish a farm pond,
along I-81 in the Shenandoah
Valley. fieldsofgold.org/aboutfields-of-gold

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;; Canoeing the Shenandoah
(Front Royal, VA) Known as the
Canoe Capital of the World,
the Front Royal section of the
Shenandoah River is beginnerfriendly with exciting patches
as well as good smallmouth
bass fishing. Front Royal
Outdoors and Downriver Canoe
Company has you covered.
discoverfrontroyal.com
;; Tuscarora Trail (Frederick
County, VA) This less-crowded
bypass route of the Appalachian
Trail, Tuscarora Trail cuts a
250-mile path through the
mountains of VA, WV, PA, MD.
hikethetuscarora.org

;; Horseback Riding in
Clarke County, VA. Whether it is

;; Llewellyn Lodge Fly-

fox hunting, show riding, trail
riding, riding lessons, or if you
just prefer to watch a powerful
horse jumping a hurdle, Clarke
County has it all. March - Nov.
clarkecountyequinealliance.org

Combine a stay at a fine B&B
with a relaxing fly-fishing
expedition under the guidance
of a fly-fishing expert. Outings
from a few hours to two days.
March - Nov. vatrout.com

;; Hiking the Chessie Nature
Trail (Lexington to Buena Vista) This
easy seven-mile trail meanders
along the Maury River through
good songbird territory,
connecting Lexington and
Buena Vista. dwr.virginia.gov/
vbwt/sites/chessie-nature-trail

Fishing Trips (Lexington, VA)

;; Hike the Devil's Marble

Yard (Natural Bridge Station,
VA) You gain a terrific view

as you climb to Devil's
Marbleyard in the James
River Face Wilderness area,
but the jumble of huge white
boulders steals the show.
naturalbridgestatepark.org/
miscellaneous/devils-marbleyard
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