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Suggested Itinerary WanderLove Summer Day Trip: Route 56 in Nelson County

  • Address
    Route 56
    Nellysford, VA 22958
  • Phone
    434-263-7015
  • City
    Nellysford
    Locality
    Nelson
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Summer Day Trip Along Route 56 

Cool off with some spray from the falls at Nelson County’s Crabtree Falls. Open daily, dawn to dusk. Located six miles off the Blue Ridge Parkway near milepost 27. You’ll be surprised at the ease of the hike; the first overlook is just a few hundred feet from the upper parking lot along a gentle, paved trail and is handicapped-accessible.  The falls 11581 Crabtree Falls Highway Montebello, VA 24464  434-263-7015  www.nelsoncounty.com

Make a summer flower bouquet at hidden gem Pharsalia. This former plantation is now a venue for special events and workshops.  Tour the historic home as well as the outbuildings and extensive flowering gardens. Pharsalia is on the Virginia Historic Registry.  2333 Pharsalia Road, Tyro, VA 22976  434-277-5231 www.pharsaliaevents.com If you’re hungry, lunch can be hosted by Pharsalia.

Check out the Oakland Museum in Arrington to learn more about Hurricane Camille, a devastating natural disaster that caused historic flooding in the county. The event took place in August 1969.

Stop by the James River Bateau Festival if you’re lucky enough to be in Nelson when the Batteaux roll in.  The Batteau Festival is an eight-day flat boat trip in the tradition of the Batteau, which once carried goods and passengers in Early America. The batteaux pulls into the Game Commission landing at the James River Bridge on Route 56 in Wingina

If you can’t tear yourself away, Stay at The Cabin at Woodridge Farm in Lovingston.

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Last Updated: 08/18/2020

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    Cabins at Crabtree Falls
    Cabins at Crabtree Falls
    Tyro, VA 22976
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  • Appalachian Trail to Harpers Creek
    Appalachian Trail to Harpers Creek
    Crabtree Falls Hwy
    Tyro, VA 22976
    0.02 MI
  • Silver Creek and Seamans' Orchards, Inc.
    Silver Creek and Seamans' Orchards, Inc.
    5529 Crabtree Falls Hwy
    Tyro, VA 22976
    0.36 MI
  • Bellevue Bed & Breakfast
    Bellevue Bed & Breakfast
    3464 Pharsalia Road
    Roseland, VA 22967
    0.98 MI
  • Fitzgerald's Orchard
    Fitzgerald's Orchard
    728 Harper's Creek Lane
    Tyro, VA 22976
    1.52 MI

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