Peak foliage season along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Ranger-led programs at Humpback Rocks, open overlooks, and optimal conditions for the region's most celebrated natural spectacle.
One of the most accessible and rewarding hikes in the Virginia Blue Ridge — a 2-mile round trip to an exposed rock outcrop with 360-degree views from Waynesboro to Charlottesville. Heavily trafficked at sunrise.
A hand-built tree house studio suspended among white oaks at 2,800 feet. Completely off-grid solar with a composting outhouse — for the visitor who wants pure mountain solitude with a comfortable bed.
A cozy two-bedroom cottage on Spruce Creek Road with a wood stove, screened porch, and wild garden. A simple, unpretentious mountain escape close to Afton Mountain's Blue Ridge Parkway overlooks.