Exteriors
Of our 1800 Acre Farm, Two Mountains, Animals,
Stables, Fly Fishing Steams, Fishing Ponds,
29 Miles of Hiking, Running, Riding Trails, Forests, Meadows, Hay Fields, and Crops.
Direct Access Points to Shenandoah National Park
The Graves Family has been farming this land since 1850 and are still.
Three generations are working now - with crops, hay, apple orchards, cattle, horses, ponies, pigs, hogs, geese, ducks, turkeys, deer and foxes in the woods, trout in the mountain streams, catfish and bass in the ponds. For the lodging, all family members are at work - front desk, maintenance, construction, tractor repair, preserve making, festival preparations.
Exteriors
Activities- Adventures
Farm Animals - Farmyard
View of Rose Valley from Ridgecrest Lodge
Hay bales ready for storage for winter feed for acttle and horses.
Arm of Meadows Pond - Bas and Catfish, Catch and Release - at Graves Mountain
Morning sunrise with geese and ducks
Main Lodge on mountainside.
Meadows Pond - Bass and Catfish, Catch and Release
Early morning on the mounatinsiade lodge.
Duck Pond by Entrance - below Main Lodge
Track past pool (seasonal) to Kite, Redwood and Poplar - on way to Meadows Pond
Duck Pond and Chairs to Ponder - Graves Mountain
The Duck Pond
From Hilltop Lodge - view over Rose River Valley with Blue Ridge & Old Rag in the Background
Rose River Mountain Stream - stocked with trout
Swimming Hole below Lower Rose River Cabin
Rose river - out back of Peon
Jr Olympic pool - Seasonal, mem Day Weekend through Labor Day
High on mountain in the summer on the Rose River
Hiking - led by our Nature Specialist, Graves Mountain Farm & Lodges
Wildlife watching - searchin
Rose River
Joanie at Sunrise
Autumn Fly Fishing Streams - 2 plus Rapidan and Hughes
Hiking Old Rag or our own mountain, Doubletop" - 200 feet higher
Sunrise with rocker
Front view with Blue Ridge in back.
Cattle pond
Farming with house in back
Trail Riding 100 miles
Strolling through fields at Graves Mountain Farm & Lodges
Meadows Pond - Fall Colors
Fall colors from top of our Blue Ridge
One of our two mountain streams for Fly Fishing
Motorcycle riding the Blue Ridge & Skyline Drive
Trunk or Trck at the Market
VView over prepared vegeable planting
Drive into one of our home farms
Summer fishing hole
Front entrance to lodges
Winter fields in Syria at the Farm
Winter streamside
Winter streamside
Joanie the pet cow on the Honeysuckle sub farm area.
The valley, the hollow.
From front lodge meadow - looking up to lodge.
Autumn high on the mountain - Rose River, where we find the natives.
Adventures
Circle H Equine Trail Ride at Graves Mountain Farm Campground - Kendel Wynne and
Meredith Gregory on the ride.
Tim Lewis Fly Fishing Guide at Graves Mountain Farm & Lodges
Climbing our own Doubletop - 200 feet higher than Old Rag
Caydence Shifflett at the Spring weekend group trail ride get-together at Graves Mountain Farm Campground
Pony Rides
Horse tail rides
Guided hikes in our foot hills. Or tough ones.
Cozy Winter Wellness Weekends
Soap Making classes most quarters
Hiking - led by our Nature Specialist, Graves Mountain Farm & Lodges
Spin casting at one of three ponds
Fly Fishing on Robinson River - curated and stocked
Family Fly Fishing Lessons
Fly fishing lessons and guiding at Graves Mountain Farm & Lodges
Mountain Biking at Graves Mountain Farm & Lodges in the Blue Ridge
Road Biking - easy to extremely challenging cllimbs and drops
Hiking Old Rag or our own mountain, Doubletop" - 200 feet higher
Line Dances
Tough Mountain Biking
Pond explores
Dirt Bike weekends - racing, hare chases.
Easter Egg Hunt
Horsemanship lessons and clinics
UTV Tours of Mountain and Farm
Trail Riding 100 miles
Masages by prior arrangement - in the "chicken Coop" or your room
Horse campin
Prepared dinner - Special Trail Ride Weekends at Graves Mountain farm & Lodges with Circle H Equine
Taril Ride Weekend get-togethers
Rock Climbing - workshops with Shenandoah Mounatin Guides
Wildlife watching - searchin
Hiking with the family
Climbing our own Doubletop - 200 feet higher than Old Rag
Getting ready for catered Saturday night dinner - with campfire and Austin Boggs Singing
Horse stalls at Horse Campground
Rock Climbing - workshops with Shenandoah Mounatin Guides
Horse Trail Riders - by Shenandoah National Park - 18 miles of trails on the 1800 acre fram plus 100 more in the Park
Yoga and Wellness Weekends
Nature Walks at 11 AM Saturdays
Meadows Bass and Catfish Pond at Graves moutain Farm - Fly and spin casting
More private water available at the Rose River Farm - catch and release.
Visitting the farm animals
Mountain Strem Trout Fishing
Family hikes - ambles on 29 miles of trails at the farm and mountainsides
UTV Side by Side Tours at Graves Mountain Farm & Lodges next to Shenandoah National park
Farmyard and Stables
Farm animals to play with.
Small Pony Trap
Western Rodeo Pony Parties
Hay Rides
Pony Rides
Pony Rides
Nature Walks and Guided Hikes at Graves Mountain Farm & Lodges by Shenandoah National Park in the Blue Ridge Mountains
Joanie the pet cow on the Honeysuckle sub farm area.
Hay bales ready for storage for winter feed for acttle and horses.
Visitting the farm animals
Horsemanship lessons and clinics
Baby Goats
Going to see black cattle in the field
Baby Goats
Chickens at Graves Mountain Farm by Shehnandoah National Park
Baby Pig Contemplating Boy
Pet Cow - Joanie
Calf peeking from behind his mother
Pet Pig Ellie
Pet Pig Ellie
Baby Goats
Baby Piglet and Boy Contemplating each Other
Farm Pond Ducks
Joanie and Missy Graves
Calf at Graves Mountain Farm