Local attractions

The resort could fill your whole weekend, but the lake towns keep a few destinations for day trips, including Emporia for errands on the Virginia side. The short list is below; the long version is the lake-towns field guide.

Outdoors

Outdoors · Roanoke Rapids, NCRoanoke Canal Museum & TrailSeven-plus miles of easy walking along a two-hundred-year-old canal, river alongside most of the way.About 30 min awayRead the field guide

Outdoors · Gasburg, VALake Gaston Golf ClubEighteen tree-lined holes with creeks and ponds in Gasburg, Virginia.About 5 min awayVisit playlggc.com

Towns & Culture

Towns & cultureLittleton, NCA main street with antiques, lunch counters, and the Cryptozoology & Paranormal Museum.20 min awayRead the field guide

Towns & cultureRoanoke Rapids, NCShopping and errands, plus the Roanoke Canal Museum & Trail.About 30 min awayRead the field guide

Food & Drink

Food & drink · Littleton, NCWakeboard Willie'sTwenty flavors, including the best-seller called “C” is for Cookie.20 min awayRead the field guide

Food & drink · Bracey, VAHolly Grove Honey HoleHand-dipped Hershey's on the waterfront, with thirty boat slips for water access.About 15 min awayRead the field guide

Food & drink · Bracey, VALickety SplitThe soft-serve wing of the ice cream circuit, holding its own generation of loyalists.About 15 min awayRead the field guide

Food & drink · La Crosse, VARosemont of VirginiaWine grown on a 450-acre family estate since 2003, with fifteen varietals, three tasting flights, and an art gallery.25 min awayVisit rosemontofvirginia.com