Founders Vision Overlook improvements

Founders Vision Overlook likely attracts more visitors than any other place at Wintergreen. Everyone from curious people who have never heard of Wintergreen driving over from the Blue Ridge Parkway to full-time WTG residents can be found here at any time of the year.

The 17-acre property overlooking Wintergreen Resort’s mountain village has an observation platform with exhibits and a wildflower garden, but the incredible eastern view, some 3,500 ft above the Rockfish Valley, is the major attraction.

The overlook can offer a wild scene in the winter with the resort’s snowmaking, chair lifts, and hundreds of skiers all moving in different directions, with mountain tops peeking out of the clouds below in the background and the horizon extending to infinity.

This year, the property’s ownership was returned to the Wintergreen Property Owners Association from the Nature Foundation at Wintergreen, which acquired the overlook from WPOA in 1997. During that time, the Nature Foundation added native plants and built the observation platform.

WPOA will install some overdue improvements over the next several months.

“Our initial efforts will be simple,” says WPOA Executive Director Jay Roberts. “We’re going to improve the view. We are looking at reducing the grass slope and ruts by bringing in some fill, raising the elevation of the existing rail fence. We’ll improve the drainage, then install sod turf after the grading. Renovating the observation platform, including re-laying the brick walkway, is also planned. We’ll re-pave and adjust the position of the parking area. There will also be new signage on Wintergreen Drive.”

“Less asphalt with expanded and improved grass areas will combine to provide better places to sit and take in the dramatic scene. If all goes as planned, next spring we will have a fresh overlook in place,” says Roberts. “Overall, we’re building on what’s been proven to work. This effort is another way our community is improving and celebrating its outdoors spaces.”

 

2024 WPOA Pool Check-in Procedure

2024 WPOA Pool Check-in Procedure

WPOA’s pools at Chestnut Springs on the mountain and Rodes Farm in the valley operate from the Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day.

Owners and accompanied guests may use the pool from 10 am until 8 pm daily. Unaccompanied guests of property owners may use the pool from 2 pm until 8 pm daily.

To phone the WPOA pools directly during regular pool hours, please call (434) 325-8500 and choose option #6. No reservations, pools are first come first served.

Pool Operating Rules for WPOA

Pool Operating Rules for WPOA

WPOA’s pools at Chestnut Springs on the mountain and Rodes Farm in the valley operate from the Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day.

Owners and accompanied guests may use the pool from 10 am until 8 pm daily. Unaccompanied guests of property owners may use the pool from 2 pm until 8 pm daily.

To phone the WPOA pools directly during regular pool hours, please call (434) 325-8500 and choose option #6. No reservations, pools are first come first served.

Playgrounds around Wintergreen

Playgrounds around Wintergreen

Looking for a lot of green space for activity, elements such as sand and water that give kids a dynamic environment that allows them to use their manipulative skills. Looking for a playground with sounds, colors, and textures that excite the senses and ignite your child's imagination?

Trout Fishing Tournament 2024–Saturday morning, May 4

Trout Fishing Tournament 2024–Saturday morning, May 4

The 2024 Wintergreen Trout Tournament on the Trout Pond in Stoney Creek held on Saturday, May 4, starts at 8:30 am and ends at 11:30 am; prizes will be awarded at noon. No pre-registration is needed. The fish stocked for this event, now in its sixth year, are in the 14-to-20-inch range and may weigh up to 6 pounds. The Wintergreen Property Owners Association and the Wintergreen Sporting Club co-sponsor the tournament.

Reducing the Risk from Recreational Fires

Reducing the Risk from Recreational Fires

Outdoor fires present a serious hazard at Wintergreen for several reasons. The fact that much of this community is within a mature forest is just one reason carefully managing fire pits, fireplaces, and outdoor grills has to be the job of every property owner and guest at Wintergreen.  The guidelines for outdoor “recreational fires” at Wintergreen have two primary objectives–embers must be trapped from escaping and no combustible materials can be located nearby

Pharmacy in Nellysford

The UVA Health Pharmacy Stoney Creek is focused on prescription drugs. It’s not a full-service drugstore.

The phone number is 434-297-6100. The pharmacy at 2831 Rockfish Valley Highway is next door to UVA Family Medicine Stoney Creek, with the entrance to the store at the north end (not the front) of the shopping center in Nellysford. [map] . Hours are 9 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday, closing for a 30-minute lunch break at 1 pm.