MEADOWS OF DAN, Va. -- For such a small golf resort located essentially in the middle of nowhere, Primland offers an incredibly diverse menu of activities.
All told, The Lodge at Primland, The Fairway Cottages, the Mountain Homes and the Golden Eagle Tree House hold no more than 100 guests at a time. So few people means resort visitors are spoiled with 12,000 acres of the Blue Ridge Mountains virtually all to themselves.
Outdoor lovers can hunt or shoot sporting clays, try fly-fishing or tennis, kayak, ride ATV trails or go hiking, biking and even geocaching. Golf Digest ranked The Highland Course by Donald Steel No. 1 among Virginia's public golf courses and No. 13 nationally, thanks to soaring views of the surrounding countryside.
But the most unique offering has to be tree climbing, a physically demanding but rewarding experience. To relax after such hard work, consider a treatment at the Lodge's Native American-themed Spa. During the Signature Massage, a therapist will offer up an animal medicine card, a sort of Tarot card using animal symbolism that serves up advice on life. The treatment mixes hot stones with traditional massage.
By night reach for the stars with a "Tour of the Universe." The Primland Observatory, atop the silo of the Lodge, houses the largest telescope on the East Coast. It isn't just for stargazing. It sees galaxies and stars millions of light years from earth. You, too, can feel like a star during a stay at Primland.