Cascades

#10344 among destinations in the United States

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Cascades is an area in the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests of western Virginia, United States, that has been recognized by the Wilderness Society as a special place worthy of protection from logging and road construction The area is named after a 60-foot waterfall on Little Stony Creek which flows out of the area into the New River. ()

Elevation: 1742 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 37°11'35"N, 80°35'43"W

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VirginiaUnited States

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Cascades – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Glencoe Museum, New River Junction, Kentland Farm Historic and Archeological District, Arnheim.

4.3 miS
Specialty museum, Art gallery, History museum
Glencoe Museum, Radford
110 min walk • Glencoe Museum is located in a Victorian house in west downtown Radford, Virginia. The house was built in 1870 in the 19th century Victorian style, specifically Second Empire, and was the postbellum home of Confederate Brigadier General Gabriel C. Wharton.
3 miN
37°14'2"N • 80°36'41"W
New River Junction, Blacksburg
76 min walk • Watersports, Outdoor activities, Park
1.1 miE
Archaeological site, Greek Revival architecture
Kentland Farm Historic and Archeological District, Blacksburg
28 min walk • Kentland Farm Historic and Archeological District is a historic home, archaeological site, and national historic district located near Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia.
4.2 miS
Archaeological site, Greek Revival architecture
Arnheim, Radford
107 min walk • Arnheim is a historic plantation house located at Radford, Virginia. It was built between 1838 and 1840, and is a two-story, three-bay, Federal / Greek Revival–style brick dwelling. It is a symmetrical double-pile plan dwelling, 40 feet square, and sitting on a raised brick basement.
4.1 miS
37°8'14"N • 80°34'8"W
Radford Public Library, Radford
105 min walk • Library
5 miSE
Baseball, Sport venue, Sport
Carter Memorial Stadium, Radford
127 min walk • Williams Field at Carter Memorial Stadium is a baseball venue on the campus of Radford University in Radford, Virginia, United States. It is home to the Radford Highlanders of the NCAA Division I Big South Conference. The field opened in 1986 and underwent extensive renovations in 2011.
4.5 miSE
Universities and schools
Radford University, Radford
115 min walk • Radford University is a public university in Radford, Virginia. It is one of the state's eight doctorate-granting public universities.