Virginia Odysseys - Regions of Virginia

Regions of Virginia

Virginia is blessed with an incredible variety of landscapes. It boasts magnificent beaches along the Atlantic Ocean, rich estuaries and marshland along the Chesapeake Bay, long scenic rivers, rolling hills in wine and horse country, broad valleys, mountain ranges, and highland plateaus. There is a landscape to suit every bicyclist.

Tourism Regions

The Virginia Tourism office divides the state into these nine regions. Select a region with your mouse to learn more.

The nine regions are:

The pages for each region give an overview of each region, and the major cities, counties, and towns. It also gives ideas of places you could visit by bike, or by car, as a part of your vacation.

Geology Regions

Virginia is divided into five geologic regions – the Atlantic Coastal Plain, the Piedmont, the Blue Ridge, the Appalachian Ridge and Valley Region, and the Appalachian Plateau.

Graphic courtesy of C. M. Bailey, William & Mary Geology

Virginia is approximately 400 miles wide from east to west and 200 miles from north to south. In general, the eastern half of Virginia is flatter than the western half, and the southern half is flatter than the northern half. The highest point is Mount Rogers in the west at 5,729 feet and the lowest point is along the Atlantic beaches in the east at sea level. Its major rivers are the James River, the Potomac River, the Rappahannock River, and the Shenandoah River.

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