Parks & Recreation

Want to venture beyond the city limits? Within an hour's drive, you'll find outdoor opportunities most communities only dream of:

• Hiking or driving in the exquisite Blue Ridge Mountains.
• Swimming and boating on crystal clear Smith Mountain Lake. At 20,000 acres, it is one of the country's largest man-made lakes.
• Skiing at Wintergreen, one of the east coast's finest resorts.
• Running at the Virginia Ten-Miler where Lynchburg Hills challenge top runners from around the world annually.
• Cheering for NCAA football games, nationally ranked soccer and baseball teams, basketball, field hockey, lacrosse and more at the areas colleges and universities.
• Lynchburg Hillcats (a Carolina League affiliate and farm team for the Pittsburgh Pirates) provides the perfect family outing on a warm summer night.