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Wise VA


Wise Virginia
“The Place To Be In Southwest Virginia”



Town of Wise VA

The town of Wise is located in Wise County in the Southwest Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains. The town of Wise has created an exciting ATV trail destination The OHV system is a multi-use trail system and is 60 miles long beginning in the adjacent town of Saint Paul. Wise is an ideal spot for a vacation in Virginia offering hunting, mountian biking, fishing, canoeing, camping, Civil War History, live music, boutique shopping, wineries, local restaurants and art galleries. There are many things to do in Wise, VA as well as unique places to stay .


History of Wise VA

The town of Wise was originally called Gladeville in 1874 and changed to Wise in 1924. Wise is named after, Henry A.  Wise, the last governor of Virginia before the Civil War.



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