Sandy River Outdoor Adventure
Quick Facts
Why Rice & the Sandy River Reservoir
Rice sits beside the Sandy River Reservoir, a 740-acre lake built in 1994 and one of the newest in Virginia, known for producing trophy bass over eight pounds. Just outside historic Farmville, the area also connects to High Bridge Trail State Park, a rail-trail crossing one of the longest and highest railroad bridges in the country, plus the R.R. Moton Museum and Civil Rights Trail sites.
Sandy River Outdoor Adventure builds a genuine activity-packed resort around all of it — a real zipline adventure park, on-site distillery and restaurant, and wood-fired pizza that reviewers specifically and repeatedly praise.
What Makes It Special
- Location: Rice, on the Sandy River Reservoir near Farmville
- Setting: 24-acre activity-packed adventure resort
- Site type: Log cabins and luxury tipis
- Amenities: Zipline adventure park, on-site distillery and restaurant, kayaking, pickleball, tipi and cabin options
- Recreation: Water activities and hiking
Pro Tips for Booking
Order the wood-fired pizza. It gets specific, repeated praise from reviewers — a genuine highlight of the on-site restaurant.
Book the zipline adventure park. It’s a real, full course, not just a single line, and a genuine draw for families.
Bike the High Bridge Trail. It crosses one of the highest and longest railroad bridges in the country, a short drive from the resort.
What to Do Around Here
- The on-site zipline adventure park
- Kayaking on the Sandy River Reservoir
- The on-site distillery, restaurant, and wood-fired pizza
- High Bridge Trail State Park, for biking one of the country’s highest rail bridges
- Fishing for trophy bass on the reservoir
