Douthat State Park at Virginia and nearby attraction

Douthat State Park locate near Clifton Lodge, VA in Bath County and Alleghany County. 

Mountain Top Trail Viewpoint near Bushy Hollow Trail

Buck Hollow Trail Viewpoint

Douthat Lake

Mountain Top Trail Viewpoint near Rose Camp Trail

Goshen Pass near picnic area.

On the north of Douthat State Park is Scenic Route 39 which run from Lexington, VA to Summersville, WV. Goshen Pass is one of the many attraction along this scenic route. Goshen Pass is a magnificent mountain gorge three miles long that was formed by the Maury River.

Goshen Pass

Goshen Pass

Dan Ingall's Overlook at Scenic Route 39 near Warm Spring, VA

Falling Spring at Falling Spring, VA. It can e view from a road side stop.

George Washington National Forest

On my way down to Lexington, VA for Memorial Weekend Vacation. I had a chance to make few stops at George Washington National Forest. From the research that I did, there are a lot of places to go at this forest. With the time limit that I had, I can only visit a few easy places.

First stop - Woodstock Tower. I drove all the way up to the trail and some people hike. It was not easy to drive the narrow, uphill dirt road with some tight switchbacks.

Information from Forest Service website - http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/gwj/recreation/natureviewing/recarea/?recid=74047&actid=62

You can easily search the detail online if you plan to hike up.

Woodstock Tower Observation Site Trail Head at Woodstock Tower Road

Woodstock Tower

View to the east from Woodstock Tower - Shenandoah River

View to the west from Woodstock Tower - Shenandoah National Park

Second stop is Storybook Trail.
Information from Forest Service website -http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/gwj/recreation/wateractivities/recarea/?recid=79259&actid=50

Storybook Trail Trail Head

View from Storybook Trail - Shenandoah National Park

Side note - Discovery Trail that is nearby was kind of abandoned. The Lion Tale trail need another 6 miles drive on a dirt road that I can only go 15mph max with my CRV. So I quit after 1 mile in, because I do not have the 1 hour for the round trip in and out.

Third stop is North Mountain Overlook
Information from Forest Service website -
http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/gwj/recreation/camping-cabins/recarea/?recid=78545&actid=50

View at North Mountain Overlook

side note - I cannot find the Cocks Comb Trail and Rhododendron Trail on the same road.  The road was quite a tough drive.

Ricketts Glen State Park at Pennsylvania

Ricketts Glen State Park near Benton, PA is famous for it Falls Trail that has 22 named waterfalls. The 22 waterfalls range from 11ft to 94ft.

Onondaga Falls - 15 ft

F.L. Ricketts Falls - 38 ft

Shawnee Falls - 30 ft

Huron Falls - 41 ft 

Ozone Falls - 60 ft

R. B. Ricketts Falls - 36 ft

B. Reynolds Falls - 40 ft

Wyandot Falls - 15 ft

Harrison Wright Falls - 27 ft

Sheldon Reynolds - 36 ft

Murray Reynolds Falls - 16 ft

Erie Falls - 47 ft

Tuscacora Falls - 47 ft

Seneca Falls - 12ft

Ganoga Fall 94ft

Cayuga Falls - 11 ft

Oneida Falls - 13ft

Mohawk Falls - 37 ft

Mammoth Cave National Park at Kentucky

The highlight of this national park is all about the cave. This national park does not has a good view location that I can find. I did four cave tours, but because of the no flash light regulation. I was not able to take any viewable photo inside the cave. Please find out more from the nps website http://www.nps.gov/media/photo/gallery.htm?id=8C3F542C-1DD8-B71C-0728C0BC176BA864

River Styx Spring