Scott County Tourism Blog
Roberts & Jones–Gate City Gift Shop
Vikki Roberts loves to renovate old buildings. Her love for bringing beauty and dignity back to beaten down structures has led her and her husband, Allan, to renovate two downtown Gate City buildings and locate businesses in each. The Roberts first renovated a...
Fugate Farm turns 200
Just as Scott County marks its Bi-Centennial, so does the Fugate Family Farm in Rye Cove. To commemorate this historical event, the Fugate Farm will be the site of a day-long celebration on Sat., June 7, featuring state dignitaries, bands, food, hayrides and much...
The Swinging Bridges of Scott County
The sight of a swinging bridge immediately transports me back to my childhood when I roamed the hills and valleys of Southwest Virginia with my grandfather, Clarence Bascom Sanders (Sandy). The Slant bridge near Slant Memorial Church played a significant role in my...
High Knob
The highest point in Scott County offers stunning vistas, the beginning of the lengthy Chief Benge Scout Trail and rare plants and animals. Located off Forest Service 238 and offering a new and beautiful High Knob Observation Towner. To reach the trailhead, head...
Glady Fork Wetland
This high elevation forested wetland is off the beaten path, but is a must-see for the serious birder. The beaver-maintained wetland contains open meadows, marshes, swampy scrubland, ponds and hardwood forests. It is home to equal diversity of bird life, such as...
Guest River Gorge Trail
One of the area's easiest and most scenic biking and hiking trails, highlighting gorge geology, trestle-top views of the river, rare plants and river wildlife. Directions: From Dungannon, take Route 72 north for 10.3 miles, a scenic route that winds around the...
Duffield Industrial Park Trail
This informal trail follows a four-mile channel between open field, mudflats and rocky shores. The trail is a great spot to find wintering and migrating shorebirds as well as grassland species like the red-winged blackbird, barn and northern rough-winged swallows,...
Chief Benge Scout Trail
Highlights: rare high elevation plant and bird species, two lakes for swimming, beautiful mountain streams and waterfalls, multiple day backpacking opportunity or shorter day hikes, backcountry solitude Length: 16.6 miles one way. (An additional 3 miles can be added...
Bark Camp Lake Loop Trail
Highlights: lake views, waterfowl, rare plants Length: 3.7 miles round trip Difficulty: easy to moderate Camping Reservations: Call (276) 679-8370 Trailhead: The trailhead is gated in the winter (mid Oct. --- April 1). During the summer, a parking fee apples....
Ingrid Carter is a long way from her native Germany
Ingrid Carter has come a long way from the young German bride who could not "boil water" to the owner and chef of Gasthaus Edelweiss, an authentic German restaurant in Weber City, Va. The journey that would bring her to the United States started one day as she walking...