Grindstone - George Washington National Forest, Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia

  The friendly people working here and the nicely run operations are motive enough to come here. This is a nice campground. Round Hill is a peak you can distinguish from Grindstone; there are great places to discover along the Fenwick Nature Trail. Now, you may feel that's a lot but there's even more exciting stuff to do here in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Carvin Creek is a picturesque stream that is worth checking out, and a glorious location like Smith Mountain Lake State Park is too good to leave out. Grindstone is a campground that is extremely prized
    by folks in Cloverdale.
Lots of folks select Grindstone during their visit to Jefferson National Forest. This campground is so nice. Craig Creek is a good whitewater spot in the neighborhood of Grindstone, and enjoy a round of golf at Ole Monterey Golf Club.
You just can't
imagine the amount of outdoors exciting things the Blue Ridge Mountains has to offer. All the tremendous local attractions around here and the tremendous variety of outdoors recreation are guaranteed to keep you coming back repeatedly. What a location this is for outdoors folks. While you're here at Grindstone you can play some golf at Brookside Par 3 Golf Course, and going for a hike on the Curry Creek Trail is always a delightful adventure.
Whohoo, so many exciting things in one place! The Blue Ridge Mountains rocks! A great place for whitewater
 
paddling right next door to Grindstone is Barbours Creek, and there is a nice hiking trail nearby called the North Mountain Trail. A visit to Virginia is not complete without some camping. You shouldn't spend too much time in the city; you need to get out of the house now and then, and Grindstone is a wonderful local campground if you happen to be in Virginia.
So much fun stuff in close proximity to Grindstone, and to be here is wonderful fun any time. Grindstone is a good site of common precipitation; the wettest month of the year is ordinarily July, that's the one that rains the most, and February is when it's the driest. You'll discover a beautiful lake called Carvins Cove Reservoir near Grindstone, and people from Roanoke love to come here.
Some activities here at Grindstone are hiking, playing golf, swimming, fishing, and whitewater paddling, so you won’t run out of things to do.
Don't leave Grindstone without first going for a hike along the Dragon Tooth Trail, and you can run the rapids of Catawba Creek. Grindstone really is in the middle of a pretty outdoors paradise. Booker T Washington National Monument is a great local destination here at Grindstone, and an attention-grabbing thing to visit in the neighborhood of Grindstone is Carvins Cove Dam. Grindstone is situated in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Don't leave Grindstone without visiting Jefferson National Forest; tremendous hiking is available along the Spec Mines Trail. At Grindstone throughout the summer months highs are in the 80's with overnight lows in the 60's. Highs through the wintertime are regularly in the 40's, and overnight lows at Grindstone through the winter frequently sink into the 20's.

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These outdoors activities are available near Grindstone - George Washington National Forest.
 Camp Grounds Near Grindstone - George Washington National Forest:
Beartree - George Washington National Forest, Roanoke , 0 miles away
Morris Hill Spur - George Washington National Forest, Roanoke , 0 miles away
Rising Star Sports & Adventure, Roanoke , 8 miles away
Fenwick Mines Campground, Craig County , 15 miles away
Craig Creek Campground, Botetourt County , 15 miles away
Camp Virginia Jaycee, Blue Ridge , 15 miles away
Dixie Caverns, Salem , 16 miles away
 Hotels Near Grindstone - George Washington National Forest:
Roanoke Super 8 Motel, Roanoke , 0 miles away
Country Inn And Suites By Carlson Roanoke, Roanoke , 1 miles away
Fairfield Inn and Suites by Marriott Roanoke North, Roanoke , 1 miles away
Roanoke-Days Inn Airport, Roanoke , 1 miles away
Mainstay Suites Airport, Roanoke , 2 miles away
Comfort Inn Airport, Roanoke , 2 miles away
Best Western Inn At Valley View, Roanoke , 2 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Grindstone - George Washington National Forest:
The Homestead, Virginia , 35 miles away, 700 vertical feet
Snowshoe, West Virginia , 59 miles away, 1500 vertical feet
Wintergreen, Virginia , 77 miles away, 1003 vertical feet
Winterplace, West Virginia , 82 miles away, 603 vertical feet
Canaan Valley, West Virginia , 99 miles away, 850 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Grindstone - George Washington National Forest:
Catawba Creek, Botetourt County , 14 miles away, Class I-III - 12 miles long (Fincastle to James River)
Barbours Creek, Craig County , 14 miles away, Class II-III - 7 miles long (Route 611 to Craig Creek)
Craig Creek, Craig County , 14 miles away, Class I-II - 7 miles long (Old Route 311 bridge to New Castle)
Johns Creek, Craig County , 16 miles away, Class III-IV(V) - 5.5 miles long (Route 311 bridge to New Castle)
James River, Botetourt County , 19 miles away, Class I-II - 16.5 miles long (Route 43 to Route 630)
 National Parks Near Grindstone - George Washington National Forest:
Booker T Washington National Monument, Hardy - VA , 17 miles away
 Trails Near Grindstone - George Washington National Forest:
North Mountain Trail, Craig County , 10 miles away
Curry Creek Trail, Botetourt County , 11 miles away
Fenwick Nature Trail, Craig County , 14 miles away
Dragon Tooth Trail, Roanoke County , 15 miles away
Spec Mines Trail, Botetourt County , 16 miles away
Trout Creek Appalachian Trail, Craig County , 17 miles away
Hammond Hollow Trail, Botetourt County , 17 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Grindstone - George Washington National Forest:
Brookside Par 3 Golf Course, Roanoke , 0 miles away
Ole Monterey Golf Club, Roanoke , 4 miles away
 Lakes Near Grindstone - George Washington National Forest

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