🧭Parks
Hyco Lake Natural Learning Area
- Guest Recommended!
- About an 8 minute drive.
- 205 Pointer Dr, Semora, NC 27343
- https://maps.app.goo.gl/rkKjxB24JdRcMNwF9
- 1-mile roundtrip hike through the woods on the banks of the lake.
- It’s relatively short and easy as it’s paved but they have offshoots on the 1-mile trail you can take if you want to explore more.
- Would recommend it for families!
🛒Convenience Stores
🏷️Dollar General
- 7654 U.S. Hwy 158 E, Leasburg, NC 27291
- 7 minutes from the house. Surprising selection of frozen foods, breads, as well as the Dollar store items.
- https://maps.app.goo.gl/2xPie3LJL1ur4ZZp6
🍽️Restaurants We Recommend
- 249 Broad St, Milton, NC 27305
- 11 minutes from the house. I’ve had the crustless pizza – highly recommended!
- https://maps.app.goo.gl/zoSu7mrPBH6BkaxL9
🚚 Food (and other) delivery
- Walmart delivers to the house. We’ve had guests with Walmart accounts receive items within hours.
- Instacart has delivery to the house. We haven’t tried it yet.
🐯 Zoos
🐆Animal Park at the Conservators Center
- 676 E Hughes Mill Rd, Burlington, NC 27217
- https://maps.app.goo.gl/gy7YoS8aPF8ZBHyL8
- About 20 minutes from the house
- We haven’t been yet, but it’s on the list
🏎️Virginia International Raceway
- 10 miles from the house – about a 15 minute drive.
- Unlike flashy modern tracks, VIR sits in rural southern Virginia, surrounded by trees and rolling hills. The vibe is calm, serious, and purpose-built. Think motorsport retreat rather than motorsport theme park.
- Home – Virginia International Raceway
- https://maps.app.goo.gl/M8kjyVk9FwB5XEvH8
🥏Disc Golf
- 🐉Kraken
- Kraken – Semora, North Carolina | UDisc Disc Golf Course Directory
- About 4 miles from the house – 5 minute drive
- 🧌Sasquatch Disc Golf Course
- 24 miles from the house – about a 30 minute drive
- 18-hole disc golf layout tucked inside Mayo Park near Mayo Lake in Person County, North Carolina.
- Even if you’re not into Disc Golf, here’s a cool video of the course.
- https://maps.app.goo.gl/Kf1jP7R7oqru14GC7
- Sasquatch Disc Golf Course | Person County, NC Website
🎲Casino
- Caesars Virginia is an easy 30-minute drive (about 23 miles) from the lake house, making it a great option for a quick night out or half-day adventure.
- Enjoy casino gaming, dining, bars, and live entertainment, then be back lakeside in time to unwind by the fire or hot tub.
- Caesars Virginia Danville Casino – Caesars Virginia
- https://maps.app.goo.gl/Dx4zCxHXGPgvuNdC9
- 1100 W Main St, Danville, VA 24541
