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Friday, September 25, 2026Richmond, Virginia

Tourism offices

Clarke County

2 organizations market this county. Every contact below was checked against the organization’s own website in September 2026.

Experience Clarke County

The state directory lists it as “Berryville-Clarke County Government Center”.

Phone
540-955-5103
Email
mridings@clarkecounty.gov
Website
experienceclarkecounty.com
Contact
Michelle Ridings, Director

Where it says it works

Clarke County, Virginia — "less than 90 minutes west of Washington, D.C., just over the Blue Ridge Mountains" — comprising six towns and villages: Berryville (the county seat), Boyce, Millwood, White Post, Bluemont and Pine Grove. Run by the county's Economic Development & Tourism Department at 101 Chalmers Court, Suite B, Berryville.

Verification note

NAME DIFFERS: brands itself 'Experience Clarke County' (department name 'Economic Development & Tourism Dept.'), not the state's 'Berryville-Clarke County Government Center'. PHONE CHANGED: the site publishes 540-955-5103; the file has 540-955-5107. Michelle Ridings confirmed as Director and mridings@clarkecounty.gov confirmed — it is the only address published, so it is recorded despite being a named rather than general mailbox. COVERAGE RICHER THAN FILE: the organization names six specific towns and villages where the file records only 'Clarke County, VA'.

Where we read its coverage statement

Shenandoah Valley Travel Association (SVTA)

Phone
1-800-VISIT-SV (1-800-847-4878)
Website
visitshenandoah.org

Where it says it works

Bi-state Shenandoah Valley region. The About page says "Founded in 1924, SVTA is one of the oldest regional tourism promotional organizations of its kind in the United States," serving a "breathtakingly beautiful 200-mile region" that stretches from Harpers Ferry in West Virginia's eastern panhandle to the Roanoke area of Virginia. Members include destinations, attractions, lodging, restaurants, resorts, tourism offices and government entities across that multi-state territory.

Verification note

BI-STATE ORGANIZATION (Virginia and West Virginia) - flag for editors. The site publishes no email address at all; the state's svta@mysvta.org could not be confirmed and is left blank. No staff are named, so Helen Morton / Administrator is not carried over. The only published number is the vanity line 1-800-VISIT-SV, which dials to the (800) 847-4878 the state listed. COVERAGE CONFLICT: the organization describes its own southern boundary as "the Roanoke area," which reaches further south than the state's locality list (which stops at Bedford and Nelson counties); it also does not enumerate localities, so the state's 28-locality list is the state's construction, not the organization's claim.

Where we read its coverage statement