Wintergreen, Virginia

About Wintergreen

Wintergreen is a small unincorporated community in central Virginia.

Wintergreen holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 8.8 square miles.

📰 Wintergreen News Today

• Ski the South Tour Chapter 4: Wintergreen Resort, VA Teton Gravity Research · Feb 19
• More than 7.5 million gallons of wastewater leaked into Rockfish River, DEQ report says WSET · Aug 11
• Wintergreen Resort sees busiest ski season in five years WVIR · Feb 19
• Army National Guard to conduct training over Wintergreen cbs19news.com · Jul 28
• Roads Shutdown At Wintergreen Due To Accidents and Conditions - Reopened But Still A Tough Go Blue Ridge Life Magazine · Feb 22

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Wintergreen Unique

• The only place in America named Wintergreen — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Part of the fabric of Virginia — one of 688 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Wintergreen

• Copper Mine Restaurant — american
• Checkerberry Cabin — american
• Devil's Backbone Basecamp Brewpub — american
• The Edge — burger
• The Lookout — burger

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Rockfish Valley Foundation Natural History Center · Museum
• Crabtree Falls · Attraction
• Ridgely's Fun Park · Theme park

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Wintergreen

🏘️ Nearby Communities