Guidebook for Basye Treehouse

Mark
Guidebook for Basye Treehouse

Drinks & Nightlife

Beautiful villa-style main building with tasting room and outdoor seating in a gorgeous vineyard setting. Really nice wines. Highly recommended.
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Cave Ridge Vineyard
1476 Conicville Rd
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Beautiful villa-style main building with tasting room and outdoor seating in a gorgeous vineyard setting. Really nice wines. Highly recommended.
Very small, extremely laid back, out-of-the-way brewpub. A low-key gem with a supremely relaxing "country shack" vibe and outdoor seating.
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Swover Creek Farms
4176 Swover Creek Rd
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Very small, extremely laid back, out-of-the-way brewpub. A low-key gem with a supremely relaxing "country shack" vibe and outdoor seating.
Hardly any further away than Cave Ridge, and another nice vineyard/winery option
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Wolf Gap Vineyard
123 Stout Rd
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Hardly any further away than Cave Ridge, and another nice vineyard/winery option
Wonderful variety of hard ciders at Showalter Orchard & Greenhouse. Definitely recommended.
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Old Hill Cider
17768 Honeyville Rd
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Wonderful variety of hard ciders at Showalter Orchard & Greenhouse. Definitely recommended.
Another good brew pub, much more traditional than Swover Creek and a further drive
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Woodstock Brewhouse
123 E Court St
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Another good brew pub, much more traditional than Swover Creek and a further drive
The closest State liquor store; groceries can only sell beer and wine
Virginia ABC
5814 Main St
The closest State liquor store; groceries can only sell beer and wine
Beautiful winery right next to Seven Bends State Park
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Muse Vineyards
16 Serendipity Ln
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Beautiful winery right next to Seven Bends State Park

Food Scene

Restaurant in Shenandoah Nat'l Park about 10 miles south of the Thorton Gap entrance point on Skyline Drive. Big picture windows looking out over the mountains. Good food and a taproom. It's very popular and people line up at the door before they open for lunch (perhaps for breakfast and dinner as well, but I don't know first-hand). You may have to wait if you arrive later. They do close between dining periods; check their website for details.
Pollock Dining Room at Skyland
400 Skyland Upper Loop
Restaurant in Shenandoah Nat'l Park about 10 miles south of the Thorton Gap entrance point on Skyline Drive. Big picture windows looking out over the mountains. Good food and a taproom. It's very popular and people line up at the door before they open for lunch (perhaps for breakfast and dinner as well, but I don't know first-hand). You may have to wait if you arrive later. They do close between dining periods; check their website for details.
R House Wine & Cafe Right in Basye! www.rhousewinecafe.com
1518 Orkney Grde
1518 Orkney Grade
R House Wine & Cafe Right in Basye! www.rhousewinecafe.com

Parks & Nature

4.5 mile round-trip hike to spectacular vista; "moderate" difficulty/ruggedness will have you working up a sweat, but it's certainly not extreme. Trailhead at Wolf Gap Recreation Area; GPS coordinates 38.9250723,-78.6889484
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Big Schloss Bridge
Big Schloss Spur Trail
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4.5 mile round-trip hike to spectacular vista; "moderate" difficulty/ruggedness will have you working up a sweat, but it's certainly not extreme. Trailhead at Wolf Gap Recreation Area; GPS coordinates 38.9250723,-78.6889484
Free public hiking trail around lake. Fees to use beach and/or rent canoes/kayaks/paddleboats. Another option is to wade in the water at the free public boat ramp at opposite end from beach. Fishing includes bass and catfish. Dam rebuild finished in 2016 and lake re-filled - fish stock should be growing. Beach GPS coordinates 38.802300, -78.790709, and boat ramp GPS coordinates 38.795092,-78.794916
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Lake Laura
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Free public hiking trail around lake. Fees to use beach and/or rent canoes/kayaks/paddleboats. Another option is to wade in the water at the free public boat ramp at opposite end from beach. Fishing includes bass and catfish. Dam rebuild finished in 2016 and lake re-filled - fish stock should be growing. Beach GPS coordinates 38.802300, -78.790709, and boat ramp GPS coordinates 38.795092,-78.794916
Sister trail to Big Schloss; less heavily traveled. Trailhead at Wolf Gap Recreation Area; GPS coordinates 38.9250723,-78.6889484
Tibbet Knob Trail
Sister trail to Big Schloss; less heavily traveled. Trailhead at Wolf Gap Recreation Area; GPS coordinates 38.9250723,-78.6889484
Small, pretty, tranquil stocked fishing pond. Nice destination for biking on the back roads. GPS coordinates 38.7581896, -78.8402109
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Tomahawk Pond Campground
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Small, pretty, tranquil stocked fishing pond. Nice destination for biking on the back roads. GPS coordinates 38.7581896, -78.8402109
Nearest of the 4 entry points to Skyline Drive within Shenandoah Nat'l Park. East of Luray off of Hwy 211. GPS Coordinates: 38.660959, -78.320761
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Thornton Gap Entrance Station
U.S. 211
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Nearest of the 4 entry points to Skyline Drive within Shenandoah Nat'l Park. East of Luray off of Hwy 211. GPS Coordinates: 38.660959, -78.320761
Closest State park - just outside of Woodstock 2 access areas/parking lots The Lupton Road access is my recommendation (Gogle Maps coordinates 38.871566, -78.492827) Easy and moderate hiking trails, canoe launches, picnic shelter
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Seven Bends State Park
2111 S Hollingsworth Rd
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Closest State park - just outside of Woodstock 2 access areas/parking lots The Lupton Road access is my recommendation (Gogle Maps coordinates 38.871566, -78.492827) Easy and moderate hiking trails, canoe launches, picnic shelter
Very nice park south of Front Royal with a variety of hiking trails, canoe launches and a beautiful overlook of a Shenandoah River horseshoe bend.
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Шенандоа Ривер Стейт Парк
350 Daughter of Stars Dr
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Very nice park south of Front Royal with a variety of hiking trails, canoe launches and a beautiful overlook of a Shenandoah River horseshoe bend.
Very nice state park about a 50-minute drive away with excellent hiking trails including the spectacular Cranny Crow Overlook.
Lost River State Park Road
Lost River State Park Road
Very nice state park about a 50-minute drive away with excellent hiking trails including the spectacular Cranny Crow Overlook.
Excellent hike to a beautiful vista.
Church Rock Lower Trailhead
Runions Creek Road
Excellent hike to a beautiful vista.
Arrowhead Rock

Entertainment & Activities

Stations of the Cross Trail and links to other hiking trails, historic hotel and Shrine Mont, and home to the Shenandoah Valley Music Festival summer concert series.
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Orkney Springs
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Stations of the Cross Trail and links to other hiking trails, historic hotel and Shrine Mont, and home to the Shenandoah Valley Music Festival summer concert series.
Resort clubhouse for golf, downhill mountain biking, zipline and the Copper Kettle restaurant/bar. Copper Kettle serves lunch and dinner daily starting at 11:00 am, but is only open for breakfast Fri-Sun (8:00 am). Check the Bryce Resort website for more information.
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Курорт Брайс
1982 Fairway Dr
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Resort clubhouse for golf, downhill mountain biking, zipline and the Copper Kettle restaurant/bar. Copper Kettle serves lunch and dinner daily starting at 11:00 am, but is only open for breakfast Fri-Sun (8:00 am). Check the Bryce Resort website for more information.
Area favorite for kayaking/tubing/etc
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Shenandoah River Outfitters
6502 S Page Valley Rd
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Area favorite for kayaking/tubing/etc

Sightseeing

Spectacular caverns; nearly certain to exceed expectations
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Пещеры Лурея
101 Cave Hill Rd
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Spectacular caverns; nearly certain to exceed expectations
Not as famous as Luray Caverns, but very, very similar and significantly closer. Very likely to exceed expectations.
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Шенандоа Кавернс
261 Caverns Rd
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Not as famous as Luray Caverns, but very, very similar and significantly closer. Very likely to exceed expectations.
A retreat open to the public and operated by local Lutheran diocese. Also home to the Shenandoah Music Festival during the summer months. Stations Of The Cross hike up the hill to the cross is worth a visit - and qualifies as legitimate exercise.
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Shrine Mont
217 Shrine Mont Cir
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A retreat open to the public and operated by local Lutheran diocese. Also home to the Shenandoah Music Festival during the summer months. Stations Of The Cross hike up the hill to the cross is worth a visit - and qualifies as legitimate exercise.

Essentials

About 45 minutes away, but it is an excellent grocery with really nice produce and very wide variety of groceries including organic/health food. Probably worth a stop if you also want to see Harrisonburg, which is home to James Madison University and has an interesting downtown and some good restaurants (e.g., Jimmy Madison's Southern Kitchen & Bourbon Bar).
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Martin's Food
2035 E Market St
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About 45 minutes away, but it is an excellent grocery with really nice produce and very wide variety of groceries including organic/health food. Probably worth a stop if you also want to see Harrisonburg, which is home to James Madison University and has an interesting downtown and some good restaurants (e.g., Jimmy Madison's Southern Kitchen & Bourbon Bar).
The closest full-service grocery - about 15 minutes away
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Food Lion
5300 Main St
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The closest full-service grocery - about 15 minutes away
Woodstock has the nearest big-box stores (Walmart and Lowe's) and chain restaurants like Cracker Barrel.
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Woodstock
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Woodstock has the nearest big-box stores (Walmart and Lowe's) and chain restaurants like Cracker Barrel.
There is a gas station and small country convenience store in Basye right outside the Bryce Resort entrance. For fully-stocked groceries, you need to go to Food Lion in Mt. Jackson.
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Basye
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There is a gas station and small country convenience store in Basye right outside the Bryce Resort entrance. For fully-stocked groceries, you need to go to Food Lion in Mt. Jackson.

Arts & Culture

Thomas Jefferson's manor/plantation. Incredible historical site. Highest recommendation. Tickets with designated tour time are required. 100 miles away, but it is absolutely worth it .
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Монтичелло
1050 Thomas Jefferson Pkwy
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Thomas Jefferson's manor/plantation. Incredible historical site. Highest recommendation. Tickets with designated tour time are required. 100 miles away, but it is absolutely worth it .