Mountain Vacations in Virginia
- Go skiing during your mountain vacation in Virginia.ski image by Andrzej Kaluza from Fotolia.com
From the Blue Ridge Highlands to the Allegheny Mountains, the mountains of Virginia are a favorite vacation spot for families, couples and traveling friends. Although the area is popular for winter skiing, there are plenty of things to do during the cooler fall and the warm spring and summer seasons. A vacation in the Virginia mountains gives you access to outdoor recreation, family entertainment, educational programs and delicious meals. - Nestled in the Allegheny Mountains and only a two-hour drive from Washington, D.C., Bryce Resort is a 400-acre family-oriented resort in the Shenandoah Valley. Spend a weekend at this mountain resort and enjoy a variety of dining, lodging and recreational facilities including a main lodge with two restaurants, a ski cafeteria, ski boutique and the resort's ski school. Beginning in the late fall through the spring, the resort's eight slopes, two chairlifts and three carpet lifts provide ample opportunities for skiing, snowboarding and snow tubing. Advanced skiers may enjoy night skiing and ski racing, while beginners can take lessons at the ski school. In the spring and summer, you can mountain board or grass ski, or simply enjoy a scenic chairlift ride to the top of the mountain. Other outdoor activities include swimming, fishing, boating, tennis, golfing, horseback riding and hiking along the North Mountain Trail.
Bryce Resort
1982 Fairway Drive
Basye, VA 22810
540-856-2121
bryceresort.com - Enjoy skiing, golfing, swimming, hiking or just relaxing at the Massanutten Resort in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Open year-round, this timeshare vacation resort near Harrisonburg, Virginia offers a range of accommodations including hotel rooms and large four-bedroom condominiums with fireplaces and hot tubs. The resort also has an indoor water park. In the warmer months, the resort transforms the water park into an indoor skate park. Other recreational amenities include hiking and biking trails, two stocked fishing ponds and 14 mountain ski slopes offering a total of 70 areas to ski. With seven ski lifts, skiers need not wait in tow lines for long. In addition to skiing, you can also play golf on Massanutten's two championship golf courses at the bottom and top of the mountain. Those preferring a relaxing getaway can partake in a variety of spa treatments at the resort spa including manicures, pedicures, facials, body wraps and massages.
Massanutten Resort
1822 Resort Drive
McGaheysville, VA 22840
540-289-9441
massresort.com - Spend your vacation at the Mountain Lake Conservancy and Hotel, a family-oriented mountain resort set on 2,600 acres in the Blue Ridge Highlands. In 1987, this historic hotel served as the backdrop for the movie "Dirty Dancing." Much like the resort shown in the movie, Mountain Lake Conservancy and Hotel offers a wide range of indoor and outdoor activities. Hiking, horseshoes, bocce ball, lawn chess and checkers, mountain biking, croquet, badminton, pingpong, tennis, billiards and swimming are among many activities at the resort. This mountain resort also offers a naturalist program, wildlife viewing tours, wagon rides and white-water rafting adventures. The resort provides a variety of accommodations including a stone lodge, single hotel rooms and luxury cottages with fireplaces.
Mountain Lake Conservancy and Hotel
115 Hotel Circle
Pembroke, VA 24136
540-626-7121
mountainlakehotel.com
