Town of Damascus

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address:208 West Laurel Avenue Damascus, VA 24236 phone:276-475-3831 website:Town of Damascus

Damascus, Virginia, is a small town in the Blue Ridge Mountains, and is the gateway to the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area. It is traversed by the Appalachian Trail, the Virginia Creeper Trail, the Trans-America National Bicycle Trail, the Iron Mountain Trail, the Daniel Boone Trail, the Crooked Road Musical Heritage Trail, Virginia's Birding and Wildlife Trail, and lies within a short distance of hundreds of miles of other hiking, horse, and biking trails. The town is rapidly becoming a major tourist destination for those seeking a way into the wilderness.