Grayson Highlands State Park 829 Grayson Highland Lane, Mouth of Wilson, VA 24363

"Very beautiful and easy place to "hike" most of the trails are flat which makes it easy. I would recommend staring the hike early so you can enjoy the place as much as you can. Even though the terrain is mostly flat, there are beautiful scenic views everywhere you look. It's hard to turn back around since it has several trails. We hope to come back here over the summer to check out the other trails."

"I was only planning on drive the skyline drive and blue ridge park way and go for sightseeings closely along the way. It turned out it was so worth it to deviate off the blue ridge parkway and visited this park! Definitely loved the feeling of being on a high and flat open view land! Plus those wild ponies!"

"Not a ton of things to do State Park side, but it has great access to mt. rogers wilderness area. Lots of great hiking access. Camping isn’t allowed in the park, but you can get a permit to park for backpacking and backpack in the wilderness areas."

"On our way to the park, we saw a black bear (not a full grown one) walking on the roadside during the drive. It ran into the woods with the sound of the car. We went to the park around 10.30 in the morning and started at the Massie gap parking lot. The fall colors were starting to pop up. We took the Rhododendron trail from the Massie gap parking and then followed the Appalachian trail and the Wilburn ridge trail. We did not see any ponies on our way until we passed the end of Rhododendron trail onto the Wilburn ridge trail. We saw like 6 ponies in the Wilburn ridge trail. The Wilburn ridge trail is a little hard trail with lot of rocks that requires a lot of climbing. But the views from the rock tops were breathtaking. On our way back, we took the Appalachian trail and saw like 12-15 ponies again in the Wilburn ridge. They were very beautiful and were so used to people. We also did the Cabin creek trail to see the water fall. It was not a very big waterfall but the 1.8 mile hike (around) was very calming with a lot of trees and cover."

"Hiked Mount Rogers in late September and started in Grayson Highlands. Great little visitors center and ample parking for trailhead access. We hiked with our two young children and they LOVED it. The wild ponies were incredible, and there were so many spots for them to get out and run around safely. The hike up Rogers did have some rock scrambling that was questionable with kids in carriers but otherwise highly recommend! You don't need to hike long for great views either if time and ability is a factor."