Department of Conservation and Recreation
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Department of Conservation and Recreation
Nearly 90% of Virginians think scenery is important when making travel plans, and 51% feel protecting scenery and scenic views is very important, according to the 2017 Virginia Outdoors Demand Survey.
The Scenic Preservation Category identifies lands by mapping national and state designated scenic byways, state designated scenic rivers, All-American roads, national scenic trails, national historic trails, national millennium trails, national recreational trails, national scenic areas, and the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area scenic zone. A statewide map for these resources did not exist. The majority of these resources were mapped and boundaries created using river banks, shorelines and jurisdictional boundaries where necessary and then expanded by 200 feet on either side of the resource to capture adjacent lands. Large patches of forested land in the immediate views from the USFS national scenic areas and the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area scenic zone were also included. The resource areas in the Scenic Preservation category represent a total of 328,402 acres.
| Scenic Resources | YES/NO - high priority scenic resources included |
| Map Date | Map creation date |
| Deed Requirement | Required protections to meet ConserveVirginia Standards |
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