Directory

Bent Mountain Lodge B & B - MP 136. 10 suites/ all with pri.baths, 20 min. to Floyd, Va./20 min. to Roanoke, Va. Non-smokingrooms. cont. breakfast. 15K sq. ft. lodge. (540) 651-2525.www.bentmountainlodgebedandbreakfast.comCambria Suites Roanoke - 301 Reserve Avenue. 5.8 miles fromParkway MP 122. Oversized suites with superior amenities and freecovered parking. (540) 400-6226.Colony House Motor Lodge - 3560 Franklin Rd. Roanoke. 2 mioff Parkway on US 220. Suites available. HBO, ESPN, pool, FreeContinental Breakfast. Meeting Room available. Shopping and goodrestaurants nearby. (540) 345-0411 or (866) 203-5850.Holiday Inn Tanglewood - Roanoke, 4468 Starkey Rd., 2 M fromMP 121. Best Views in the Valley. Renovated 2009. Micro, fridges,Restaurant, Lounge. (540) 774-4400.Holiday Inn Valley View - 3315 Ordway Dr. 6 miles from BRP MP121. 154 rooms, restaurant, meeting rooms. Rt. 220N/581 to exit3W. (540) 362-4500 or (888) 465-4329.Quality Inn - 220 North, Milepost 121. Free breakfast, cable TV,HBO, restaurants nearby, free HSWI. 3816 Franklin Road, RoanokeVA 24014, Tanglewood Mall. (540) 989-4000.Roanoker Restaurant - Est.1941. Homestyle breakfast - lunch- dinner. Fresh veg, breads, salad, sandwiches, seafood. Dailyspecials. Reasonable prices. To go shop. Child menu. Open Tues-Sunday. Exit Milepost 121 onto 220N to I-581, exit Wonju St., lefton Colonial Ave. 7 miles from Parkway. (540) 344-7746.Sleep Inn - Tanglewood Mall - Easy access from Parkway @ MP121; 1.5 miles take US 220 north to Route 419 west; on left. Suitesavailable. Ample shopping & rest. nearby. (540) 772-1500.121.4Junction Parkway and US 220, 5 mi. north toRoanoke. 5 mi. south to Boones Mill. 21 mi. to RockyMount, 45 mi. to Martinsville. Smith Mountain Lake byway of US 220 to Rocky Mount and Va. Rte. 40.FRANKLIN COUNTY, VAChoose from a diverse selection of attractions: outdoor adventures-boating,camping, & hiking; cultural & historic experiences.Franklin County Tourism www.visitfranklincountyva.org(540) 483-9293.129.6A female northern cardinalsitting on ice covered barbed wire fence.Roanoke Valley Parkway Overlook.Fine View of Roanoke.franklin County, VAWhetheron foot, boat,horseback,or bike, wehave outdooradventuresfor everyonein FranklinCounty.Franklin CountyCommerceand Leisure Services2150 Sontag RoadRocky Mount, Virginia 24151Outdoor adventure, arts and plenty of home grown music!This is just a sampling of what Franklin County Virginia is allabout. Enjoy hiking or biking the many rugged trails, birdwatching or kayaking down one of the 70 miles of bluewaytrails. If fishing is your thing then you don’t want to miss youropportunity to try your luck on the two lakes that border thecounty, Philpott and Smith Mountain Lake which has hostedthree televised Bassmaster Elite programs on ESPN.After a day’s activities are over, stroll along the streets ofHistoric Rocky Mount, a town that embodies the charmof traditional small-town America in its friendliest form.No journey to Franklin County is complete without a visitto the Booker T. Washington’s National Monument which isthe birthplace of famed orator Booker T. Washington and theBlue Ridge Institute and Museum at Ferrum College where you willlearn about life in the Blue Ridge Mountains in years gone by.To access the many adventures in Franklin County,simply exit the Blue Ridge Parkway at MP 151and follow Five Mile Mountain Road(State Route 640) to Turner’s Creek Road(State Route 748) toFerrum then follow State Road 40to the Town of Rocky Mount.(540) 483-9293 • www.franklincountyva.org39