Hey guys! Last week on here, I asked about some popular mountain tourist towns in Virginia. I am from NC, so I am looking for some more mountain towns to eventually visit in the Va mountains. I did visit Lexington and saw the Natural Bridge, and I am glad I did that trip. My next Virginia mountain trip, I have in mind to do Wytheville and the Big Walker Lookout, or Galax and the New River State Park. My question is actually about Galax. I read on many sites that Galax is considered a Gateway to the Blue Ridge Mountains and the main draw is the New River State Park. Many consider Galax to be a mountain town worthy of visiting. There are others however, that say that Galax is boring and there is nothing to see. My question is, why is it considered a popular mountain tourist town if it is boring and there is not much there? Is it worth visiting? Thanks for your answers!
u/Civil-Lynx-1921
Hey guys! So I know that all of WV is practically in the mountains, and almost every town there is practically a mountain town, but a question that I have is what are the main mountain tourist destinations? I ask this because I from NC, and we have tons of great mountain towns to visit, and I have visited a lot of them. Some well known mountain towns here are Boone, Blowing Rock, Banner Elk, and then you got mountain towns around Asheville like Black Mountain, Hendersonville, Waynesville, and Brevard. Asheville itself is a mountain city-(not really a mountain town). I have also visited Gatlinburg in Tn. I have also visited Lexington/ Natural Bridge area in Va. I am now interested in what are some popular small mountain tourist towns in West Virginia, so no cities like Roanoke Va or Asheville NC. From what I gathered, the popular tourist areas and their towns are :
•New River Gorge- Beckley, Fayetteville, Oak Hill, and Hinton
•Greenbriar Valley- Lewisburg, and White Sulphur Springs
•Monongahela National Forest- Elkins, Davis, Thomas, and Snowshoe
•Shenandoah/ Potomac River area- Harpers Ferry, and Berkeley Springs.
These are the towns that I saw are popular tourist mountain towns. Is there anything I should take away from or add to this list, or is this correct?
As I stated above, I would like to eventually see West Virginia, so this is why I am asking. I consider West Virginia to be the "Florida of the Appalachian Mountains”, because it has so many mountains, mountain towns, and mountain scenery to see.
Thanks for your help!