While still providing a haven for the determined homesteader, Floyd County has grown from an agrarian based rural community into a music and arts colony as well, as its population has expanded.
Floyd County is one of the most picturesque
destinations along the Blue Ridge Parkway. For the traveler with the "eye" of a photographer,
the appreciation of an artist or especially for anyone who is a lover of
nature and who hasa preference for a natural, unspoiled environment,
Floyd County provides all of this in abundance. Floyd County's citizen's provide the typical
hospitality inherent in the friendly, unhurried nature of the people
of this unique Southwest Virginia community. With the Blue Ridge Parkway
creating Floyd County's eastern border,vacationers from all 50 states and from
around the world come to this very special place in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Floyd County offers: charming
& luxurious Bed & Breakfasts,as well as motels, rustic rental cabins,
campgrounds, restaurants, coffee shops, wineries, live music venues, unique shops,
black powder target-shoots,
hiking, golf, fishing, crafts & music festivals, Art and Craft Galleries,
artists' and artisans' home based studios/galleries or a stroll in history's footsteps.
Floyd County is easily accessible with the Blue
Ridge Parkway forming its eastern border and Interstate 81 only 10 miles
from its western border. Routes 8 and 221 intersect in the center
of the town of Floyd (county seat ) at Floyd County's one and only
permanent traffic light.
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Floyd Tourism Directory Events Scroller
NEARBY PLACES OF INTEREST:
EDUCATION:
Virginia Tech
Radford University
Hollins University
Ferrum College
Roanoke College
New River Community College
LOCATIONS:
Buffalo Mountain
Mountain Lake Resort
Philpott Lake
Smith Mountain Lake
Claytor Lake
Cascades Falls
Appalachian Trail
Mabry Mill
Mill Mountain Zoo
Labor Day Weekend Flea Market-Hillsville
A View of Floyd County's Highest Point Buffalo Mountain
Visiting Floyd County Virginia? Afterwards, please take a moment to let us know alittle about your Floyd County experience. Let us know if you were comfortable and enjoyed where you stayed, ate your meals, shopped and browsed.
black powder target-shoots,
hiking, golf, fishing, crafts & music festivals, Art and Craft Galleries,
artists' and artisans' home based studios/galleries or a stroll in history's footsteps.
if they have one.
