Editing Bedford County, Virginia (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|769|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|753|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|16|sqmi}} (2.1%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

=== Adjacent counties and city ===

*[[Rockbridge County, Virginia|Rockbridge County]] – north
*[[Amherst County, Virginia|Amherst County]] – northeast
*[[Lynchburg, Virginia|Lynchburg]] – east (independent city)
*[[Campbell County, Virginia|Campbell County]] – southeast
*[[Pittsylvania County, Virginia|Pittsylvania County]] – south
*[[Franklin County, Virginia|Franklin County]] – southwest
*[[Roanoke County, Virginia|Roanoke County]] – west
*[[Botetourt County, Virginia|Botetourt County]] – northwest

===National protected areas===
* [[Blue Ridge Parkway]] (part)
* [[Jefferson National Forest]] (part).  The Jefferson National Forest has roads and trails for hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, dog-walking, scenic drives, wildlife viewing, camping, and photography as well as streams for paddling and fishing.  Roads and trails are shown on National Geographic Map 789, "Lexington, Blue Ridge Mts Map, George Washington and Jefferson National Forests".<ref name="NatGeo789">{{cite book|last1=Trails Illustrated Maps|title=Lexington, Blue Ridge Mts. Hiking Map (Trails Illustrated Hiking Maps, 789)|publisher=National Geographic Society|location=Washington, D. C.|isbn=978-1566952330}}</ref>  The nearby [[Glenwood Cluster]] contains areas in the Jefferson Forest designated by the Wilderness Society as "Mountain Treasures".<ref name="wildreport">{{cite book |last1=Parsons |first1=Shireen |title=Virginia's Mountain Treasures, The Unprotected Wildlands of the Jefferson National Forest |date=May 1999 |publisher=The Wilderness Society, OCLC: 42806366 |location=Washington, D. C.}}</ref>
* [[James River Face Wilderness]] (part)
* [[Thunder Ridge Wilderness]] (part)

===State Park===
* [[Smith Mountain Lake State Park]]

===Major highways===
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*{{Jct|state=VA|SR|122}}