About Erin Gifford

Sweet Run State Park: Virginia’s Newest State Park in Loudoun County

Sweet Run State Park is an 884-acre park in Hillsboro, Virginia. It’s also the newest state park in Virginia, boasting

The Johnson Farm Trail is a 2.1-mile loop hiking trail that guides visitors to historic Johnson Farm, which was built

I recently stumbled on Smith Mountain Lake Community Park in Franklin County, Virginia. Let me tell you, it’s a gem.

The Peaks of Otter are three scenic mountain peaks near Bedford, Virginia. This popular trifecta of hikes includes Sharp Top,

Nestled into the quiet Kings Park West suburb in Fairfax, Virginia is Lake Royal, a 36-acre lake with a walking

James S. Long Park in Haymarket, Virginia is a 230-acre regional park with soccer fields, basketball courts, playgrounds, picnic tables

Recently, I set off to hike the Massanutten Trail. This time I hiked south from one of several parking areas

Luray, Virginia has fantastic hikes with summit views, like Kennedy Peak and Strickler Knob, but the nature trail around Lake

Ashburn may be a suburb of Washington, DC, as well as a stone’s throw from Washington-Dulles International Airport, but there

Plenty of hikers like to step foot on the white-blazed Appalachian Trail. Yet, there’s something quite special about the orange-blazed

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