Grayson Highlands State Park

Great state park has several hiking trails to panoramic vistas and scenic waterfalls with also connections to the Appalachian Trail.

Driving Directions

From Bristol, TN

1. Follow I-81 north to Exit 35.
2. Take Exit 35, turn right onto VA762, which becomes VA600 at blinking light.
3. Follow VA762/600 12 miles to intersection with VA603.
4. Continue south on VA600 after "dogleg" around businesses and reach US58 in about 8 miles.
5. Turn left onto US58 east for about 10 miles to Grayson Highlands State Park (pay entry fee).

The Scales area can be directly accessed from the north side of the park.

Overall Park Map

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Fees, Hours, Restrictions

Daily parking fee for Grayson Highlands is now (as of 2018) $5 for Virginia tags and $7 out-of-state.

Trails

The following trails are available in Grayson Highlands State Park.

Trail	Distance (miles)	Difficulty	Blaze	Usage
Appalachian Spur Trail	1.0	Medium	Blue
Appalachian Trail	2.8	Medium	White
Cabin Creek Trail	1.9 loop	Hard	Yellow
Listening Rock Trail	2.0 loop	Hard	Yellow
Rhododendron Trail	1.0	Easy	Blue
Rock House Ridge Trail	1.4 loop	Medium	Blue
Seed Orchard Road	1.3	Medium	Red
Stampers Branch Trail	2.0	Medium	Yellow
Twin Pinnacles	1.6 loop	Medium	Red
Wilson Creek Trail	1.8 loop	Hard	Red

A recommended 11.6 mile loop hike would involve the AT, Wilburn Ridge, and Scales trails.

Grayson Highlands SP Trail Map

Link

Park website link