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| Damascus,
Virginia,
is a small town in the Blue
Ridge Mountains, and is the gateway to the Mount Rogers National
Recreation Area. It is traversed by the Appalachian Trail, the
Virginia Creeper Trail, the Trans-America National Bicycle Trail,
the Iron Mountain Trail, the Daniel Boone Trail, the Crooked
Road Musical Heritage Trail, Virginia's Birding and Wildlife
Trail, and lies within a short distance of hundreds of miles
of other hiking, horse, and biking trails. The town is rapidly
becoming a major tourist destination for those seeking a way
into the wilderness.
We invite you to visit with us, sit on the porch of one of our bed and breakfasts, ride a bike through our forests, walk beside a mountain stream, and make yourself at home.
 On the job: members of the Damascus Volunteer Rescue Squad load an accident victim into a waiting Virginia State Police helicopter. |
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Visitors
on the first of May: left, Kyanite, a northbound Appalachian
Trail hiker, stopped by on his way to Maine with his dogs Nesta and Allie: right, two gentlemen from Bristol rode into Damascus from the Drowning Ford bridge. |
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 Landscape near Damascus |
Click here for additional weather reports, including Damascus, Abingdon,and Whitetop, plus link to National Weather Service radar. (Opens separate browser window.) |
Backpacker
Magazine chooses nearby Grayson Highlands as "Best Weekend Overall" on the Appalachian Trail. (Link opens separate browser window.) |
 Damascus: a community on the Crooked Road. |
