Hiking

7.9 mi from The Woods - 🥾✅ Four trails wind through this park. Hikes vary from .5 to 2 miles long. 🎣 ✅The lakes are stocked with sunfish, channel catfish, and largemouth bass. Trout are stocked from October - June. 🏊‍♀️✅ Swimming is available in the summer months. There is an entrance fee charge between Memorial Day and Labor Day.

8.6 mi from The Woods - 🎣✅ Trout are stocked in this 47-acre city water supply. 🛶🚫 Boating is not allowed. 🏊‍♀️🚫 Swimming is not permitted in the reservoir itself, but visitors can hike one mile up from the reservoir to Blue Hole, a popular site for swimming. 🥾✅

8.6 mi from The Woods - This beautiful 4.5-mile loop connects with the North Fork Moormans River Trail, the Appalachian Trail on Skyline Drive, Turk Branch Trail, and South Fork Moormans River Road 🥾✅. There are two natural body swimming sources (Snake Hole and Blue Hole). 🏊‍♀️✅

9.6 mi from The Woods - 🥾✅ Several Miles of forested trail form a loop around a small lake. Park at the upper lot past Camp Holiday Trails. 🎣✅ Largemouth bass and bluegill populate this 170-acre water supply for Charlottesville. 🐕🚫 No dogs allowed

9.9 mi from The Woods - This trail is part of the Appalachian Trail. This historic rocky outcrop presents a stunning view over the Rockfish and Shenandoah Valleys. Trek a strenuous 1-mile hike to the top of the main trail, or a moderate .3-mile Catoctin Loop Trail or take it easy on the .25-mile Mountain Farm Trail. This trail is excellent for bird and wildlife viewing.

22 mi from The Woods - The highest cascading waterfall east of the Mississippi- a series of 5 major cascades and several smaller ones that fall a total distance of 1200 feet. The more adventurous hiker may want to continue to other overlooks, less than 3 miles to the top of Crabtree Meadows, where the trail ends and connects to the Appalachian Trail. There is a parking fee.