Guidebook for Christiansburg

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Guidebook for Christiansburg

Food Scene

Good Italian food
6 locals recommend
Amelia's Pizzeria & Restaurant
1130 Cambria St NE
6 locals recommend
Good Italian food
Great Mexican food, good prices.
Gran Rodeo
200 Laurel St NE
Great Mexican food, good prices.
Excellent Italian food. Not a chain restaurant!
24 locals recommend
Sal's Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria West End Radford
709 W Main St
24 locals recommend
Excellent Italian food. Not a chain restaurant!
Great food and good service. Monday nights are bluegrass nights. Other nights have entertainment, too. Call to confirm.
6 locals recommend
River City Grill
103 3rd Ave
6 locals recommend
Great food and good service. Monday nights are bluegrass nights. Other nights have entertainment, too. Call to confirm.
Coffee and Donuts. Who wouldn't love them? NOTE: They close when they are sold out of donuts or 2 pm, whichever comes first, so hit them early in the day!
Route 8 Donuts
1225 W Main St
Coffee and Donuts. Who wouldn't love them? NOTE: They close when they are sold out of donuts or 2 pm, whichever comes first, so hit them early in the day!
Great food.
11 locals recommend
Mockingbird Cafe & Bakery
4 W Main St
11 locals recommend
Great food.
Waffle House
90 Oak Tree Blvd NW
Awesome food, great service.
Kabuki Japanese Steak House
120 Arbor Dr NE
Awesome food, great service.
7 locals recommend
Starbucks
202 S Main St
7 locals recommend
Excellent food. Sometimes live music.
40 locals recommend
Gillie's Inc
153 College Ave
40 locals recommend
Excellent food. Sometimes live music.
Greek food. limited seating
15 locals recommend
Souvlaki
201 College Ave
15 locals recommend
Greek food. limited seating
Who doesn't like donuts?
22 locals recommend
Carol Lee Donut Shop
1414 N Main St
22 locals recommend
Who doesn't like donuts?
Good food, great service.
O'Charley’s Restaurant & Bar
150 Laurel St NE
Good food, great service.
Gourmet food, pricey, but worth it. Great wine list.
Blackstone Grill
420 Peppers Ferry Rd NW
Gourmet food, pricey, but worth it. Great wine list.
Good steaks. Good menu.
Outback Steakhouse
295 Peppers Ferry Road Northeast
Good steaks. Good menu.
Will deliver. Good food. Decent prices.
Aly's Family Italian Restaurant
3204 Riner Rd
Will deliver. Good food. Decent prices.
Good pizza. Will deliver. Be sure to tell them to come in to the back, off of Shaffer St.
Papa John's Pizza
7 S Franklin St
Good pizza. Will deliver. Be sure to tell them to come in to the back, off of Shaffer St.
Good food. Great people. Limited parking, though.
58 locals recommend
Cellar Restaurant
302 N Main St
58 locals recommend
Good food. Great people. Limited parking, though.
Southern Hospitality. Sophisticated Cuisine. Reservations are not required, but are encouraged. http://thepalisadesrestaurant.com/
63 locals recommend
The Palisades Restaurant
168 Village St
63 locals recommend
Southern Hospitality. Sophisticated Cuisine. Reservations are not required, but are encouraged. http://thepalisadesrestaurant.com/
Recommended as a good place to get a great pizza.
MK's Gourmet Pizzeria & Shoppe
4941 State Park Road
Recommended as a good place to get a great pizza.
Fast food restaurant with a assortment of ice cream opportunities.
Dairy Queen Grill & Chill
950 N Franklin St
Fast food restaurant with a assortment of ice cream opportunities.

Drinks & Nightlife

Great sandwiches, good beer.
58 locals recommend
Macado's
922 University City Blvd
58 locals recommend
Great sandwiches, good beer.
Great sandwiches, good beer.
58 locals recommend
Macado's
922 University City Blvd
58 locals recommend
Great sandwiches, good beer.
Good food, lots of TVs on wall.
22 locals recommend
Sharkey's Wing & Rib Joint
1202 E Main St
22 locals recommend
Good food, lots of TVs on wall.
Great food. Recently renovated bar. Outside seating in warm weather.
Macado's Restaurant
510 East Main Street
Great food. Recently renovated bar. Outside seating in warm weather.

Parks & Nature

Rails-to-Trails conversion between Blacksburg and Christiansburg. Follows the old Huckleberry line that used to go from Cambria into downtown Blacksburg in the early 1900s.
17 locals recommend
Huckleberry Trail
Huckleberry Trail
17 locals recommend
Rails-to-Trails conversion between Blacksburg and Christiansburg. Follows the old Huckleberry line that used to go from Cambria into downtown Blacksburg in the early 1900s.
Beautiful hike to an outstanding falls.
170 locals recommend
Cascade Falls Trailhead
2068 Cascade Dr
170 locals recommend
Beautiful hike to an outstanding falls.
Walking trail with a full 2 mile paved loop that can be extended along the River Trail that goes from the Dedmon Center, past Bisset Park, thru Wildwood Park, then up into the city. The River Trail is five miles of paved trail, end to end.
27 locals recommend
Bisset Park
49 Berkley Williams Dr
27 locals recommend
Walking trail with a full 2 mile paved loop that can be extended along the River Trail that goes from the Dedmon Center, past Bisset Park, thru Wildwood Park, then up into the city. The River Trail is five miles of paved trail, end to end.
Local access to the AT is available within a 30 min ride. Outstanding scenic views are available with some hiking involved.
Appalachian Trail
Appalachian Trail
Local access to the AT is available within a 30 min ride. Outstanding scenic views are available with some hiking involved.
Rent a canoe or a sit-on-top for a day trip down the New River. Multiple access points and they can do the shuttle!
19 locals recommend
Tangent Outfitters
1710 New River Dr
19 locals recommend
Rent a canoe or a sit-on-top for a day trip down the New River. Multiple access points and they can do the shuttle!
For one of the most beautiful views of Floyd County, the short 1 mile hike is well worth the trip to the bald at the top of the mountain. Suggest that you do this on a sunny to mostly clear day as clouds can obscure the view. http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural-heritage/natural-area-preserves/buffalo
71 locals recommend
Buffalo Mountain Natural Area Preserve
890 Moles Rd SW
71 locals recommend
For one of the most beautiful views of Floyd County, the short 1 mile hike is well worth the trip to the bald at the top of the mountain. Suggest that you do this on a sunny to mostly clear day as clouds can obscure the view. http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural-heritage/natural-area-preserves/buffalo

Essentials

Recently renovated and doubled the floor space.
78 locals recommend
Kroger
903 University City Blvd
78 locals recommend
Recently renovated and doubled the floor space.
BP
255 N Franklin St
20 locals recommend
Walmart Supercenter
7373 Peppers Ferry Blvd
20 locals recommend
Speedway
204 Roanoke St
LewisGale Hospital Montgomery station
Carilion New River Valley Medical Center
2900 Lamb Cir
Urgent Care
434 Peppers Ferry Rd NW

Entertainment & Activities

Diving pool, family pool, and Olympic sized pool for laps. Call before you go to verify hours and availability.
12 locals recommend
Christiansburg Aquatic Center
12 locals recommend
Diving pool, family pool, and Olympic sized pool for laps. Call before you go to verify hours and availability.
40 locals recommend
Paragon First & Main IMAX Theaters
1614 S Main St
40 locals recommend
7 locals recommend
Regal New River Valley & RPX
110 New River Rd
7 locals recommend
Pontoon boats are available for rent to use on the lower Claytor Lake for fishing or just playing. Public boat launches are available along with a top-notch fishing store. Friday and Saturday there are local bands and beer is available.
19 locals recommend
Rock House Marina
3776 Rock House Rd
19 locals recommend
Pontoon boats are available for rent to use on the lower Claytor Lake for fishing or just playing. Public boat launches are available along with a top-notch fishing store. Friday and Saturday there are local bands and beer is available.
If you are looking for activities at Claytor Lake, you can rent paddle boards, sit-on-top kayaks, etc for a great afternoon on the water.
6 locals recommend
Mountain 2 Island Paddleboard Company & Boat Rentals
Marina
6 locals recommend
If you are looking for activities at Claytor Lake, you can rent paddle boards, sit-on-top kayaks, etc for a great afternoon on the water.
This is a nice place for a walk or to go for a bike ride. Several trails head up into the National Forest areas to take you to amazing vistas.
6 locals recommend
Pandapas Pond Day Use Area
Unnamed Road
6 locals recommend
This is a nice place for a walk or to go for a bike ride. Several trails head up into the National Forest areas to take you to amazing vistas.
This is a great place to go for a walk. This park is 165 acres of retired farmland within the town limits of Blacksburg. it will eventually be connected to the Huckleberry Trail when it is completed. It does connect directly to Forest Service land from the parking lot on Meadowview Dr in Blacksburg.
11 locals recommend
Heritage Community Park and Natural Area
2300 Glade Rd
11 locals recommend
This is a great place to go for a walk. This park is 165 acres of retired farmland within the town limits of Blacksburg. it will eventually be connected to the Huckleberry Trail when it is completed. It does connect directly to Forest Service land from the parking lot on Meadowview Dr in Blacksburg.

Getting Around

Car rental available. They will pick you up.
8 locals recommend
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
55 Ponderosa Dr NE
8 locals recommend
Car rental available. They will pick you up.
BT offers a Go Anywhere service in the Town of Christiansburg. If you need to go anywhere within the town limits, they will take you there. If it is in Blacksburg, they can take you to a BT bus stop and that will get you to most locations in Blacksburg. http://www.btransit.org/index.aspx?page=791 or 540-961-1185
7 locals recommend
Blacksburg Transit station
7 locals recommend
BT offers a Go Anywhere service in the Town of Christiansburg. If you need to go anywhere within the town limits, they will take you there. If it is in Blacksburg, they can take you to a BT bus stop and that will get you to most locations in Blacksburg. http://www.btransit.org/index.aspx?page=791 or 540-961-1185

Everything Else

Football games to festivals to art shows. Who can describe it all?
85 locals recommend
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
85 locals recommend
Football games to festivals to art shows. Who can describe it all?
31 locals recommend
Radford University
801 E Main St
31 locals recommend