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On Campus Events
Moving off-campus does not
mean that you can’t take advantage of the great activities
offered at RU. Starting
during Fall 2003, the Student
Activities web-site
www.radford.edu/~stuact
will have the main Student Activities
Calendar linked to
it. This calendar will list events that take place on
campus and can easily be accessed on and off
campus.
Around RU
The City of Radford and
Montgomery County are both full of hot spots for students.
Main Street and Downtown
Radford are lined with
shops and restaurants that attract students and members of
the community. Here are some
other great places to
visit.
Area Parks
Bisset, Wildwood, Sunset,
Riverview, Sisson
Parks and the James
Oakley Playing Fields offer a variety of activities.
These parks have
shelters, grills and playing fields that members of the
community can use. The largest, Bisset,
stretches along the
river with 58 acres of playing fields, tennis courts, a
paved jogging path, canoeing, picnic sites
and the community
pool. Not sure where Bisset is? All you have to do is look
down as you cross the bridge to Wal-
Mart.
Radford
City Pool
Located on the banks of the
New River, Radford
City Pool, part of
Bisset
Park, is opened from
Memorial Day
weekend through Labor
Day weekend.
Randolph
Park
Located in Dublin, less than
10 miles south on I-81 (Exit 98), Randolph Park offers
picnic shelters with grills, playing
fields, a paved track,
walking trails, a wheelchair accessible trail, tennis
courts, basketball courts, sand volleyball
courts, a playground
and the most unique water park in the area.
Jefferson
National Forest
Hiking, camping, mountain
biking, picnicking, hunting, and fishing are just a few of
the activities that local
residents have to
enjoy in the 19,200 acres of the Jefferson National Forest.
Pandapas
Pond
Located in Blacksburg, this
one mile hiking loop surrounds this eight-acre body of water
and has become a popular
hiking, biking, and
fishing spot for locals.
McCoy
Falls
You will be hard pressed to
find a more crowded spot on the New River. McCoy
Falls, located off of
Prices Fork
Rd. has become a
popular spot for RU and Virginia Tech students. Students
can enjoy an afternoon of tubing
down the river or just
laying out on the rocks.
Huckleberry
Trail
This hiking/bike riding path
takes visitors from the New River Valley Mall in
Christiansburg through open fields,
rocky hillsides,
shaded wooded areas and into downtown Blacksburg. The
Huckleberry Trail runs roughly six miles
each direction.
New
River Junction
The New River, one of the
oldest rivers in the world, is home to a variety of
activities. New River Junction is the
perfect spot to camp,
fish, canoe, swim, or go tubing. Once you make it down the
river a bus will return you to
your campsite or
vehicle.
New River Junction
2591 Big Falls Rd,
Blacksburg
540-639-6633
www.newriverjunction.com
Cascades
Giles
County is home to
these two hiking trails lead through dense wooded areas to
this secluded, 66 foot high
waterfall and swimming
spot. The round trip distance is roughly five miles. Not
even the icy cold temperatures of
the water can keep the
students away.
Mountain
Lake Resort
Built in 1857 and made
famous in 1987 by the movie “Dirty Dancing,” Mountain Lake
Resort is a secluded resort
located on one of two
natural lakes in the state of Virginia. Located less than
45 minutes away in Giles Co., the
resort offers hiking,
boating, cross-country skiing and a great opportunity for a
weekend getaway.
Mountain Lake Resort
Pembroke, VA
1-800-346-3334
www.mtnlakehotel.com
Claytor
Lake State Park
Located on the 4,500 acre,
21-mile long Claytor Lake (for which the park was named) in
the New River Valley of
southwestern
Virginia, Claytor Lake State Park offers a wide variety of
activities for water and land enthusiasts.
Easily accessible from
Interstate 81 (Exit 101), the park features the only full
service marina in the state park
system. In addition,
there are miles of hiking trails, swimming, boat rentals,
fishing, camping facilities, cabins and a
visitor center. The
visitor center is located in the historic Howe House.
Claytor Lake State Park
http://www.dcr.state.va.us/parks/claytor.htm
New
River Valley Speedway
Opened in 1988, this NASCAR
sanctioned track is a great way to spend a warm Friday or
Saturday evening in the
New River Valley. The
NRV Speedway, located on Rt. 11 between Radford and Dublin,
runs late model stock, pure
stock, late model
truck, mini stock and other races.
New River Valley Speedway
6749 Lee Hwy, Radford
540-639-1700
www.nrvspeedway.com
New River
Valley Mall
Located in Christiansburg,
this mall is home to such shops as Foot Locker, American
Eagle, GAP, Bath and Body
Works and Aeropostale.
Along with these shops and many more, the mall offers all
the latest movies at Regal
Cinemas.
New River Valley Mall
782 New River Rd,
Christiansburg
540-381-0004
www.shopnewrivervalleymall.com/custs/welcome.asp
Golf
f you are looking for an
afternoon at the driving range or an outing with putt-putt
golf then we have the place for
you. Cox’s Golf Range
Putt-A-Round & Batting Cages is located on Prices Fork Rd.
in between Radford and
Blacksburg. DG’s Golf
Training Center is
another option. Located on the banks of the
New River
and next to
Bisset Park, DG’s is
full of students on warm afternoons.
Cox’s Golf Driving Range
Putt-A Round & Batting Cages
3500 Prices Fork Rd,
Blacksburg
540-951-0948
DG’s Golf Training Center
101 Charlie Coles Dr.,
Radford
540-639-1877
f 18 holes is more your
style, there are plenty of opportunities in the area.
Auburn Hills Golf Club, Blacksburg
Municipal Gold Course, The
Meadows Golf & Country Club and The River Course are all
public golf courses in
the area.
Auburn Hills Golf Club
1581 Turnberry Ln, Riner
540-381-4995
Blacksburg Municipal Golf
Course
800 Graves Ave, Blacksburg
540-961-1137
The Meadows Golf & Country
Club
Lee Hwy, Christiansburg
540-382-3732
The River Course
8400 River Course Dr.,
Radford
540-633-6732
Scarrette's Radford Plaza Cinema
Sporting
Events
Roanoke,
Virginia is hope to
several sporting teams.
The Roanoke Express,
affiliated with the Chicago Blackhawks, has been hitting the
ice in Roanoke for the past 11
years. You can see
these East Coast Hockey League members from October through
April. More information and
their schedule can be found at
www.roanokeexpress.com
or call 540-343-4500.
The Roanoke Dazzle, a member
of the National Basketball Development League, lights up the
Roanoke Civic Center
from November to March
each year. This is a great local opportunity for all of the
basketball fans in the area.
More information on the Dazzle
can be found at
www.nba.com/nbdl/roanoke/ or
by calling 540-266-1001.
Last, but certainly not
least, is the Salem Avalanche. This affiliate of the
Houston Astros makes their home in
Salem Memorial
Baseball Stadium. Is there really any better way to spend
an evening than nine innings at the ball
park? More information about
the team and their schedule can be found at
www.salemavalanche.com or you
can
call 540-389-3333.
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