Dining, Businesses and Events
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Attractions
Blue Ridge Parkway: The Blue Ridge Parkway is our country’s first and, at 469-miles, its longest rural scenic parkway. The Blue Ridge Parkway is the most visited of the hundreds of park areas administered by the National Park Service.
AMHERST COUNTY PARKS
Coolwell Park & Community Center
646 N. Coolwell Road
Amherst, VA 24521
This park has a picnic area with grills, a play area for children, restrooms, lighted all-purpose fields (soccer, football, and softball), outdoor basketball courts, a nature trail, an outdoor amphitheatre and a remote control raceway!
Mill Creek Lake
238 Mill Creek Lake Road
Amherst, VA 24521
This park, considered by many residents to be the most scenic, rests on a 190 acre watershed lake that is open for fishing only (no gasoline powered boats allowed). It consists of a boat ramp, picnic tables and grills, play area for children, and restroom facilities.
Monacan Park
1159 Monacan Park Road
Madison Heights, VA 24572
Located on the scenic and historic James River, this park offers a boat ramp and small dock for boat access to the river, a covered picnic pavilion and picnic area, a play area for children, and restroom facilities.
Stonehouse Lake Park
294 Stonehouse Lake Road
Amherst, VA 24521
This park rests on a beautiful 41 acre watershed lake and is open for fishing only. There is a boat ramp providing access into the lake (no gasoline powered boats allowed). A covered picnic pavilion, picnic tables and grills, a play area for children, and restroom facilities makes this park an attractive setting for family/group picnics and activities.
Thrashers Lake Park
223 Thrashers Lake Road
Amherst, VA 24521
Located in the Temperance area of the county, this park rests on an attractive 36 acre watershed lake open for fishing only. It consists of a boat ramp (no gasoline powered boats allowed), picnic tables and grills, a play area for children, and restroom facilities.
For more information, call 946-9371.