Things to Do at Bryce (within 75 minutes)

Bryce Resort is the perfect launching pad for so many things to do. Visitors can hike, explore historical sites and enjoy the local wineries, breweries and farms. Below you will find and updated list of things to do when visiting Bryce. Enjoy! (Thanks to the Basye-Orkney Springs Community Library for compiling this list.) (updated April 2023)

Destination MilesWhere/Directions from BasyeWebsite for more info
Hiking/Walking (for more info, go to www.fs.usda.gov/gwj & www.hikingupward.com)
Lake Laura, Basye (easy)—Rt 263 to Arnold Rd; walk across dam to start counter- clockwise (best views) circuit walk, about 1.25 hourswww.bryceresort.com
Shrine Mont, Orkney Springs2South past Basye on Rt 263 to end; visit the main building for hiking map or download PDF map from websitewww.shrinemont.com; www.hikingupward.com/OVH/
Tomahawk Pond5S on Rt 263 to Orkney Springs, left on Orkney Springs Rd,3.2 miles on leftwww.dgif.virginia.gov/waterbody/tomahawk 
Wolf Gap Recreation Area/Big Schloss15From Rt 263 in Basye, at carwash, right on Rt 717 to left on Rt 703, Liberty Furnace Rd,1.5 miles to left on Cold SpringRd, to left on Rt 695, Wolf Gap Rdwww.hikingupward.com/GWNF/BigSchloss
North Mountain Trail15Same as to Wolf Gap above, but from Cold Spring Rd turn left on Judge Rye Rd, Rt 691, trail on left @ 5 mileswww.hardycounty.com/files/documents/Gre
Massanutten Storybook Trail (easy)26Rt 263 to Mt. Jackson, right on US 11 to New Market, left on Rt 211 to top of mountain, left on Crisman Hollow Rd), 1 milewww.fs.usda.gov/recarea/gwj/recreation/hi
Lion’s Tale Trail (handicap accessible)34Rt 263 to Mt. Jackson, right on US 11 to New Market, left on Rt 211 to top of mountain, left on Crisman Hollow Road), 8 miwww.fs.usda.gov/recarea/gwj/recreation/hi
Various trails/sites on Massanutten Mountain First CCC Camp, Camp Roosevelt and Elizabeth Furnace, morehttps://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/gwj/recare
Exploring Area History
Virginia House (1850s hotel), Shrine Mont2Rt. 263 south of Basye to the village of Orkney Springs and Shrine Mont, Episcopal Diocese of Virginia. 540-856-2141www.shrinemont.com
Mt. Jackson (covered bridge, Union Church, Mt. Jackson Museum13Rt 263 to its end at US 11, left into town; to see Meems Bottom covered bridge, Rt 263 to right on US 11, right on mile on Wissler Rd. Mt. Jackson Museum, 5901 Main St.www.mountjackson.com
Shen Valley Cultural Heritage Museum atEdinburg Mill20Rt 263 to left on US 11, past Mt. Jackson @ 7miles214 S. Main, 540-984-8400, Mon-Sat. 9:30-5:30, Sun. noon-5pm, year-roundwww.edinburgmill.com www.townofedinburg.com
New Market (battlefield, Civil War )18Rt 263, right on US 11, 6 miles to right on US 211 W, right on Rt 305, to Virginia Museum of the Civil War, 9-5 dailywww.vmi.edu/vmcw/ www.newmarketvirginia.com
Woodstock (old courthouse; museum; Woodstock Tower; Seven Bends State Park )20Rt 263 to left on Rt 42, left on US 11. To Woodstock Tower, continue N on Rt 11, right on Rt 665, Mill Rd.,go 1.5 miles,left on Cemetery Rd, to Woodstock Tower Rd, then 2 miles. For Seven Bends State Park, see website at right. Check museum website for open times.www.woodstockmuseumva.org www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/seven-
Strasburg (visitor center, museums, Civil War battlefields)32Rt 263 to left on US 11, thru Mt. Jackson to I-81, to exit 296; town museum–440 E King St.,to schedule visit call 540-465- 3175 or write to strasburgmuseum@gmail.comstrasburgmuseum.org www.strasburgva.com
Cedar Creek Battlefield/Belle Grove Natl. Historic Park40Rt 263 to left on US 11, thru Mt. Jackson to I-81 north, to Middletown exit, 302, left on US 11. Visitor centerWednesday – Sunday, 9 am – 4:30 pm, April 30 – Nov. 4, 2023. Belle Grove tours, hours vary, 540-869-3051www.nps.gov/cebe/index.htm
Winchester (Civil War sites, Museum of Shen Valley)54Rt 263 to left on US 11, thru Mt. Jackson to I-81, north to Winchester exit, 313, follow signs. Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, 901 Amherst St (US 50), 888-556-5799 (hours vary, call or check website)www.themsv.org www.visitwinchesterva.com
Staunton (Civil War, folk life museum, much more)60Rt 263 to right on US 11 to I-81, then exit 222 toward Staunton, follow signs to historic district. Frontier Culture Museum, 540-332-7850,year-round,7 days,seasonal hoursvisitstaunton.com www.frontiermuseum.org
     
Wineries (call or visit website for directions, hours; see also shenandoahvalleywinetrail.com)
Cave Ridge91476 Conciville Rd, Mt. Jackson, 540-477-2585caveridge.com
Wolf Gap11123 Stout Rd, Edinburg, 540-984-3306www.wolfgapvineyard.com
Kindred Pointe123575 Conicville Rd Mt. Jackson, 540-477-3570www.kindredpointe.com
Third Hill/De Mello142110 Quicksburg Rd, Quicksburg, 540-740-8464www.demellovineyardsthirdhillwinery.com
Shenandoah183659 S. Ox Rd, Edinburg, 540-984-8699www.shenandoahvineyardsva.com
Muse Vineyards2016 Serendipity Ln, Woodstock, 540-459-7033www.musevineyards.com
North Mountain234374 Swartz Rd, Maurertown, 540-436-9463www.northmountainvineyard.com
Star in the Valley2833 Amos Ln, Strasburg,540-514-1687www.starinthevalley.com
Wisteria341126 Marksville Rd, Stanley, 540-742-5215wisteriavineyard.com
Bluestone384828 Spring Creek Rd, Bridgewater, 540-828-0099www.bluestonevineyard.com
Valerie Hill411687 Marlboro Road, Stephens City, 540-869-9567www.valeriehillwinery.com
Purple Wolf432644 Cross Keys Rd., Harrisonburg, 540-421-6345www.whiteoaklavender.com
Brix and Columns471501 Dave Berry Rd, McGaheysville, 540-810-0566www.brixandcolumns.com
Cross Keys466011 E. Timber Ridge Rd, Mount Crawford, 540-234-0505www.crosskeysvineyards.com
Marceline Vineyards465887 Cross Keys Rd, Mount Crawford,540-212-9798www.marcelinevineyards.com
James Charles484063 Middle Rd, Winchester, 540-931-4386jamescharleswine.com
Barren Ridge63984 Barrenridge Rd, Fishersville, 540-248-3300www.barrenridgevineyards.com
Briede Family63450 Green Spring Rd, Winchester, 540-664-2048www.briedevineyards.com
Ox-Eye6444 Middlebrook Ave, Staunton, 540-849-7926 (tasting room)www.oxeyevineyards.com
Breweries/Cideries/Distilleries (see www.shenandoahspiritstrail.com for more information)
Swover Creek94176 Swover Creek Rd, Edinburg, 540-984-8973www.swovercreekfarms.com
Old Hill Cider1417668 Honeyville Rd, Timberville, 540-896-7582showaltersorchard.com/oldhillhardcider
WoodstockBrewhouse20123 E, Court St, Woodstock, 540-459-BREW (2739)www.woodstockbrewhouse.com
Filibuster Distillery2450 Maurertown Mill Rd, Mauertown, 202-289-1414www.filibusterbourbon.com
River Hill Distillery31356 Ruffner’s Ferry Rd, Luray, 540-843-0890riverhilldistillery.com
Box Office Brewery32177 E. King St., Strasburg, 540-465-2609www.boxofficebrewery.com
Pale Fire Brewing33217 S. Liberty St., Harrisonburg, 540-217-5452www.palefirebrewing.com
Sage Bird Cider Works33325 N Liberty St.,Harrisonburg, 540-607-8084www.sagebirdciderworks.com
Brothers Craft Brewing35800 N Main St., Harrisonburg, 540- 421-6599www.brotherscraftbrewing.com
Restless Moons33120 W Wolfe Street, Harrisonburg,540- 217 – 2726www.restlessmoons.com
Three Notch’d Brewing33CollabHouse, 241 E. Market St., Harrisonburg, 540-801-2800threenotchdbrewing.com
Backroom Brewery40150 Ridgemont Rd., Middletown, 540-869-8482www.backroombreweryva.com
Elkton Brewing Co.41100 N. Fifth Street, Elktonwww.elktonbrewing.com
BrewHaHa Brewing4511704 Spotswood Trail Elkton, 540-289-1760brewhahabrewery.com
Honey&Hops Brewwks49212 E Main St, Front Royal, 540-692-6032www.honeyandhopsbrewworks.com
Winchester Brew Wks52320 N. Cameron St., Winchester, 540-692-9242winchesterbrewworks.com
Alesatian Brewing Co.5221 & 23 N. Loudoun St., Winchester, 540-667-2743alesatianbrewing.com
Escutcheon Brewing57142 W. Commercial St.,Winchesterwww.escutcheonbrewing.com
Red Beard Brewing60120 S. Lewis St., Wharf District, Staunton, 540-430-3532redbeardbrews.com
Misty Mountain Mead62661 Warm Springs Rd, Winchester, 540-336-2273mistymountainmead.com
Queen City Brewing63834 Spring Hill Rd., Staunton, 540-213-8014qcbrewing.wixsite.com/qcbrewing
Winchester Cider Wks642504 N. Frederick Pike, Winchester, 540-686-7632winchesterciderworks.com
Farm & Food Shops (see also www.fieldsofgold.org)
Deauville Farm (pick your own)37648 Crooked Run Rd, Basye, Rt 263 S to right on Rt 717, right on Crooked Run, 540-856-2130 (Fri-Mon.)www.localharvest.org/deauville-farm-
Swover Creek Farms94176 Swover Creek Farm Rd, Edinburg. Rt 42 N toward Woodstock, rt on Swover Creek Rd, 540-984-8973www.swovercreekfarms.com
Paugh’s Orchard85591 Senedo Rd, Quicksburg, Rt 263 toward Mt. Jackson, right on US 42 S, 5 miles, 540-740-8028 (closed Saturdays)www.virginia.org/Listings/Shopping/Paughs
Showalter’s Orchard1417768 Honeyville Rd, Timberville, 540-896-7582, pick yourown apples, fresh cider, events, see website for hours.www.showaltersorchard.com
Paugh’s Farm 845 Turkey Knob Road, Quicksburg, 540-740-9076paughsfarm.com
Route 11 Potato Chips factory16Rt 263 to Mt. Jackson, right on US 11 to right toward I-81, stay on Caverns Rd, right on Industrial Park Rd to 11 Edwards Way, Mon-Sat, 9am-5pm. Fry times: 540-477-9664www.rt11.com
Hott Apiary163053 River Rd, New Market, 540-383-3323, honey and honeybee products, call aheadwww.hottapiaries.com
Mowery Orchard20Rt 263 to left on Rt 42, 24247 Senedo Rd, Woodstock, days/hours vary, 540-459-8645, fresh producewww.moweryorchard.com
Jon Henry General Store189383 N. Congress, New Market, 540-704-4304, local food products, seeds, gifts, open daily 9am-6pmjonhenrygeneralstore.com
Turner Ham House, Fulks Run Grocery1811441 Brocks Gap Rd, Fulks Run. S on Rt 263 to Orkney Springs, left on Rt 612, Orkney Springs Rd,10.5 miles to right on Rt 259, go 2.6 miles. 540-896-7487,Mon-Sat 10-5fulksrungrocery.com
Golden Angels Apiary2311046 Wills Creek Rd, Linville, 540-701-8808https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100079029258271
Shenandoah Heritage Market37I-81 S to exit 243 (S of Harrisonburg), left at light on US 11, market on left; @ large windmill, 540-433-3929, closed Sun.www.shenandoahmarket.net
Dayton FarmersMarket373105 John Wayland Hwy ( Rt 42), Dayton 540-879-3801,open Thurs-Sat.,9am-6pmwww.daytonfarmersmarket.com
Woodbine Farm Mkt395199 John Marshall Hwy, Strasburg, 7 days, 540-465-2729www.woodbinefarmmarket.com
White Oak Lavender Farm43I-81 S to exit 247A, US33E, go 4 miles, right on Rt 276 S,2644 Cross Keys Rd, right on Newcomer Lane, Harrisonburg, 10am-6pm 7 days, 540-421-6345www.whiteoaklavender.com
Farmers Markets (seasonal; see also http://buylocalshenvalley.org)
Basye—Bryce Resort parking lot, May-Oct., Wed., 9am-1pm—
South Street Barn Market, Woodstock20South Street at Muhlenburg St., Woodstock, year-round Saturdays 9am-1pmwww.southstreetbarnmarket.com
Broadway20116 Broadway Ave., Broadway, 540-896-5152, Saturdays, seasonalbroadwayva.gov/community-market/
Woodbine Farm Market, near Strasburg345199 John Marshall Hwy (I-81, exit Rt 55 west), 540-465- 2729, April-Dec., daily 9am-6pmwww.woodbinefarmmarket.com
Richard’s Fruit Market436410 Middle Rd, Middletown, VA, 540-869-1455, Tues, Wed.,Thurs & Saturday, 10am-4pmwww.richardsfruitmarket.com
Harrisonburg33228 S. Liberty St, downtown, year-round, Saturday 9am-1pmwww.harrisonburgfarmersmarket.com
Willow Grove Farm37571 Virginia Ave, Luray, 540-742-3081willowgrovebeef.com
Winchester Spring Valley Market582454 Northwestern Turnpike (Rt 522 west of Rt 37),Winchester, 540-773-4820, 10-5 weekdays, 9-5 Sat & Sunhttps://www.facebook.com/springvalleyfarmmarketwinchester
Virginia Farm Market651881 N. Frederick Pike (Rt. 522) 1 mile north of Winchester, 540- 665-8000 (opens April 15)www.virginiafarmmarket.com
Staunton60Wharf parking lot, downtown; Saturdays from April to Sept, 7am-noon; fall hours 8am-noon; some December hoursstauntonfarmersmarket.org
Things to Do with Kids (see also https://visitshenandoah.org/poi/family-fun)
Lake Laura, Bryce—Rt 263 to Arnold Rd; beach, paddleboats, swimmingwww.bryceresort.com
College League Baseball (summer)1821New Market Rebels Woodstock River Banditswww.newmarketrebels.com www.woodstockriverbandits.org
Shenandoah Caverns14Rt 263 to Mt. Jackson, right on US 11 to right toward I-81, stay straight; 261 Caverns Rd, Quicksburg, 540-477-3115www.shenandoahcaverns.com
Endless Caverns21New Market; Rt 263 to Mt. Jackson, right on US 11 thru New Market 3 miles, left on Endless Caverns Rd., 540-896-2283www.endlesscaverns.com
Luray Caverns31Luray; Rt 263 to Mt. Jackson, right on US 11 to New Market, left on Rt 211 to Luray, follow signs, 540-743-6551luraycaverns.com
Fort Valley Ranch25299 S. Fort Valley Rd, Fort Valley, trail rides,540-933-6633www.fortvalleystable.com
Birdsong Gardens273-acre private garden near Luray; see website for infowww.birdsongpleasuregarden.info
Melrose Caverns296639 N Valley Pike, Harrisonburg, 540-434-3500www.melrosecaverns.com
Back Home on the Farm302915 Willow Run Rd, Harrisonburg. Rt 263 to Rt 42 South to Rt 767, Linville, right on Rte 767, 540-442-6493backhome-onthefarm.com
Shenandoah River Adventures36415 Long Ave, Shenandoah, VA 22849. Rent canoes, kayaks, tubes, appointment only, 888-309-7222shenandoahriveradventures.com
Shenandoah River Outfitters38Rent canoes, kayaks, tubes, 6502 S. Page Valley Rd, Luray, 540-743-4159. Call or reserve onlinewww.shenandoah-river.com
Jordan Hollow Stables34Trail, pony rides,657 Pine Grove Rd, Stanley, 540-778-2623jordanhollowstables.com
Explore More Discovery Museum33150 S. Main St, Harrisonburg (downtown), call for reservation, 540-442-8900www.iexploremore.com
Massanutten Resort Water Park481200 Adventure Dr, Massanutten Resort (I-81 exit 247a, US 33 E. 12 miles. 540-437-4340, book ahead onlinewww.massresort.com
Dinosaur Land503848 Stonewall Jackson Hwy, White Post, VA, open daily Memorial Day-Labor Day, 9:30 am-4:30-pm. 540-869-2222dinosaurland.com
Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum5519 W. Cork St, Winchester (downtown), 540-722-2020; Wed.– Sat., 9:30am – 3.30pmdiscoverymuseum.net
State Arboretum of VA/Blandy Farm55I-81 north exit 313 east (Winchester), 10 miles to entrance on right @ 1.5 mi past Rt 340 intersection, 540-837-1758blandy.virginia.edu
Art/Music/Theater
Shenandoah Valley Music Festival2Orkney Springs, summer; Rt 263 S past Basye 2 miles; (summer), 540-459-3396musicfest.org
Schultz Theater18J. Frank Hillyard Auditorium,226 Hawks Hill Dr, Broadway, 540-246-2962offbroadwayplayersva.org
Theatre Shenandoah20107 Center St, Edinburg, 540-984-3972www.theatreshenandoah.org
Woodstock Community Theatre21136 N. Main St, Woodstock, 540-459-2221 (first-run movies, year-round)communitywoodstock.com
Forbes Center for the Performing Arts33James Madison University, Harrisonburg, 540-568-7000 (year-round)www.jmu.edu/forbescenter
Family Drive-in Theater40Stephens City: from Mt. Jackson, I-81 north, exit 307, left on US 11, 1 mile 540- 773-2646www.thefamilydi.com
Blackfriars Playhouse6410 S Market St, Staunton, 877-MUCH.ADO (year-round)www.americanshakespearecenter.com
Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre55Shenandoah University, 1460 University Dr., Winchester, 540-665-4569www.ssmtva.org