Things to do
and places to visit.

It is a curiously delightful area where thousands of acres of national forest, wilderness areas and a 22,000-acre lake are the catharsis for an idyllic lifestyle. That lifestyle includes limitless outdoor activities or a serene environment where the shimmering lake is set against the soothing Blue Ridge Mountains in the distance.

Smith Mountain Lake offers every type of water sport, including some of the best fishing in the Middle Atlantic. In part due to its excellent water quality, the lake has held state-record-sized striped bass nearing 50 pounds.

Surrounding Area Information

Franklin County
Population 45,000
Tax rate $.55/100
Rocky Mount 16 miles
Dinner theater at Ferrum College, Booker T. Washington National Monument, hospital, shopping and restaurants
www.franklincountyva.org

Bedford County
Population 55,872
Tax rate $.70/100
Bedford City 16 miles
Hospitals, shopping, convenience stores and restaurants, Peaks of Otter, Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest, National D-Day Memorial
www.co.bedford.va.us

Roanoke Metropolitan Area
Population 250,000
30 – 45 minutes from the Lake
Colleges; major shopping centers; airport; restaurants; major hospitals, Carilion Health System, medical Center of Southwestern Virginia; Cultural Center: Center In The Square, Theater, Symphony, Arts and Museums
www.roanoke.com
www.destinationroanoke.com

Lynchburg Metropolitan Area
Population 100,000
Fifty minutes from the Lake
Major shopping center, hospitals, airport
www.lynchburgonline.com

Pittsylvania County
Population 57,800
Chatham 20 miles
Tax rate $.48/100
www4.gamewood.net/chamber/county.htm