Maps/Resources

Please visit RoanokeOutside.com for a complete list of maps and other outdoor releases. Below are a select few to get you started.

Hiking

1. McAfee Knob section of Appalachian Trail
2. Dragon’s Tooth section of Appalachian Trail
3. Chestnut Ridge off the Blue Ridge Parkway
4. Star Trail on Mill Mountain
5. Roaring Run Recreation Area
6. Explore Park trail system
7. Cascades Hiking Trail
8. Carvins Cove Trail System
9. Tinker Ridge/Hay Rocks section of Appalachian Trail
10. Douthat State Park (43 miles of trails)
11. Pandapas Pond Recreation Area
12. Jackson River Scenic Trail
13. Wolf Creek Greenway Trail
14. Huckleberry Trail
    

Mountain Biking

1. Carvins Cove
2. Poverty Creek
3. New River Trail
4. Huckleberry Trail
5. Explore Park
6. Mill Mountain
7. Douthat State Park
8. Roanoke River Greenway
9. Jackson River Scenic Trail
10. Wolf Creek Greenway Trail
11. Waid Recreation Park
    

Parks

1. Smith Mountain Lake State Park
2. Douthat State Park
3. Lake Moomaw
4. Philpott Reservoir
5. Smith Mountain Lake Community Park
6. Claytor Lake State Park
7. New River Trail State Park

Rivers Levels

Sandwiched between the New and the James River, the Roanoke Region has an amazing amount of waterways. Click here to access a list of statewide rivers that are color coded to quickly let you know the water levels. Here are a few rivers/creeks in our area: New, James, Roanoke, Dan, Big Walker, Big Stony, Little Stony, Babours, Craigs, Smith, Blackwater, Pigg, Back Creek, Blue Spring, Potts, Dunlap, Cowpasture, Jackson, Bull Pasture, Maury, Big Reed, Bottoms, Catawba, Jennings, and North Creek.

Fishing Resources

Virginia Department of Game & Inland Fisheries – regulations, license info., trout reports, stocking schedule, stream flow data, and more.