SPGCA 16th Annual Field Day 2024

2024 Field Day Registration!

Windy Acres Farm
2853 Spring Grove Rd
Appomattox, VA 24522

Featuring Speakers: Jim Gerrish and Jordan Thomas

Hotels

Appomattox Inn and Suites
447 Old Courthouse Road
Appomattox, VA 24522
434-664-2018, call directly to book under block, Rooms held until 8/29
(This is closest at about 10 minutes from site and our suggestion unless someone prefers to be closer to a larger area with more retail shops/dining which is Lynchburg)

Comfort Inn and Suites
15001 Wards Road
Lynchburg, Va 24502
434-266-1111, call to book, rooms held until 8/21

LaQuinta Inns & Suites
3320 Candler's Mountain Road
Lynchburg, VA 24502
434-847-8655, call directly, rooms held until 8/19


Local & Area Attractions
Appomattox, VA
• Appomattox Court House Nat'l Historical Park https://www.nps.gov/apco/index...
• Museum of the Confederacy https://acwm.org/acwm-appomatt... These are highly encouraged for the history lover or if time permits!
• Holliday Lake and James River State Parks https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/s...
• Clover Hill Living History Village https://www.appomattoxhistoric...

Lynchburg, VA-(20-30 Minutes from Appomattox)
https://www.virginia.org/blog/...
• Liberty University, University of Lynchburg, Randolph College
• Blackwater Creek Trail
• River Ridge Mall for retail shopping and youth attractions like Seaquest and Bounce About
• Jump Trampoline Park
• Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest https://www.poplarforest.org
• Liberty Mountain Snowflex Center https://www.liberty.edu/campus...
• Downtown- recent revitalization efforts have this area thriving- many locally owned shops and dining options, river walk https://downtownlynchburg.com/

Farmville, VA (30 minutes from Appomattox)
• High Bridge Trail- rails to trails biking/walking/scenic bridge https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/s...
• Green Front Furniture Warehouses https://www.greenfront.com/vis...
• Longwood University and Hampden Sydney College
• Sandy River Outdoor Adventures https://www.sandyriveroutdoora...

Bedford, VA
• The National D-Day Memorial https://www.dday.org/visit/
• Blue Ridge Parkway, Peaks of Otter Hiking and Lodge https://www.brpfoundation.org/...; https://www.peaksofotter.com/

Within 1.5 hours of field day site are Richmond, Charlottesville, and Roanoke
All bigger than Lynchburg and offer more attractions. Another fun thing is Virginia's LOVE signs- One of our tourism slogans is "Virginia is for lovers" and LOVE signs have popped up all over for photo ops and in all of the above towns- made from items that represent the area. https://www.virginia.org/love/
• Jamestown settlement is 2.5 hours east.
• Closest beach is VA Beach, 3.5 hours east

Large amusement attractions in VA are:
• Busch Gardens/Water Country (2.5 hours east)
• Kings Dominion (2 hours east)
• Great Wolf Lodge indoor water park, Williamsburg (2.5 hours)