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8. Fairy Stone State Park
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In the mood for a treasure hunt during your hike? Then make sure you head to Fairy Stone State Park, just a few minutes from the Blue Ridge Parkway in southwestern Virginia. This state park’s 12 miles of wooded, easy trails will take you by Fairy Stone Lake adjoining the Philpott Reservoir and give you views of the nearby Bull Mountain. Be sure to stop at the park’s staurolite hunt site, where you can try your luck at finding what the locals call “fairy stones” — six-sided, cross-shaped crystals found in metamorphic rock.
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