GET AWAY TO IT ALL! Whether your tastes run to campfires or crepes, wildlife or wineries, Amherst County offers the exhilaration of the great outdoors tempered by a host of exquisite amenities. Less than an hour from Charlottesville and minutes from Lynchburg, it's all in Amherst County........."Virginia's Most Civlized Wilderness" For more information call the Amherst County Department of Tourism