Saltville, VA is a good community full of good people. It’s just a hidden gem. The people welcome you with open arms. Saltville has such a rich history that dates back to the 1790’s as far as human history and just a breath of pre-historic history. The Museum of the Middle Appalachians came about and blossomed really in the mid to late 1990’s. The museum is something that people are not expecting when they come here. A lot of it is based upon the some of the archaeological digs that some of the local students have did in town. You can come in and cool off and step back through 30,000 years of history. You can bring your 5 year old to the museum and spend it there all day. If you are a Civil War buff and there is a lot buffs in the country, this is the place that you’ve heard about that you really need to come see. So what do you do in Saltville? Walking Saltville in the mornings is a favorite thing to do among some locals. You can see the fog and the steam lift off the mountains in the town and it’s absolutely beautiful. Saltville is one of favorite places to come when you are feeling ‘beachy’ because they have a wave pool. You can get on an inner-tube and just float around and the ride the waves for about 10 minutes and you can also get a good abdominal workout but then the waves are turned off and you can just chill out on a inner tube and just lay there and enjoy the water. Right now in the town of Saltville you are allowed to drive a golf cart within the town limits at under 25 MPH. The golf course in Saltville is a nine hole course but it actually plays for 18 holes. You play the front nine on the white tees, the back nine you play the blue tees. Typically with the golf course right in the middle of town you are central to everything. The oldest municipal golf course in the state of VA. Saltville always has the carnival come into town in July put on by the Lions Club and it starts on a Tuesday night and runs until Saturday. The labor day celebration festival is a four day festival. Kicks off on a Friday with local entertainment, Saturday night is usually 70’s and 80’s music, Sunday has music that is Gospel and of course on Monday is the big big national act that comes in and typically draws in around 15,000 people. If you want to step out of town just a little bit Tumbling Creek and the ride up to Laurel Bed Lake is absolutely beautiful. Clinch Mountains is just an amazing drive. Big Tumbling Creek is a great place to go trout fishing, hiking, hunting. Laurel Bed Lake is a great place to spend the day kayaking. If you really want to get away from everything that is one of the go to spots. Not only does it have kayaking but it also does have fishing as well. You can go to Red Rocks where you are looking down at the tops of 200 foot tall trees. Look around Saltville, it’s beautiful. There’s all kinds of different places you can go exploring. Good memories and good people. You know your neighbors. There’s a lot of things to do, come see us in Saltville. Come spend the day with us in Saltville. Ya’ll come to Saltville and see what we’ve got to offer. Put your boots on, take your time, hey we’ll see ya’ll there.
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