Tourism offices
Scott County
3 organizations market this county. Every contact below was checked against the organization’s own website in September 2026.
Friends of Southwest Virginia
- Phone
- (276) 492-2400
- Website
- friendsofswva.org
- Contact
- Kim Davis, Executive Director
Where it says it works
Southwest Virginia — the Communities page lists Bland, Buchanan, Carroll, Dickenson, Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Grayson, Lee, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, Wise and Wythe counties together with Bristol, Galax, Norton and Radford
Verification note
Coverage matches the state's 19 counties and 4 independent cities exactly. Kim Davis confirmed as Executive Director, and info@friendsofswva.org and (276) 492-2400 are the published general contacts. EMAIL DOMAIN CAUTION: every staff address published on the site is now @myswva.org (e.g. rvaughan@myswva.org, cfox@myswva.org); no address is published for Kim Davis, and the state's kdavis@friendsofswva.org appears on no page. Office: One Heartwood Circle, Abingdon, VA 24210. The organization also operates the SWVA Cultural Center and a Visitor Center at that address, and runs 'Round the Mountain.
Heart of Appalachia
The state directory lists it as “Heart of Appalachia Tourism Authority”.
- Phone
- (276) 762-0011
- Website
- heartofappalachia.com
Where it says it works
Seven Virginia counties plus one city: Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Tazewell and Wise counties and the City of Norton; the site describes "15 mountain towns" across the region.
Verification note
The site now brands itself simply "Heart of Appalachia" (state listed "Tourism Authority"). Coverage matches the file exactly. No staff page is published, so Jeff Hess was NOT carried over. Offices at 3028 4th Ave. Market Square, PO Box 186, St. Paul, VA 24283. COVERAGE OVERLAP: Heart of Appalachia claims Lee County, which is also claimed by Lee County Virginia Tourism (DMO-070).
Scott County Tourism
The state directory lists it as “Scott County”.
- Phone
- 276-386-6521
- Website
- www.explorescottcountyva.org
Where it says it works
Scott County, Virginia, in the southwestern tip of Virginia along the Clinch and Holston Rivers, including Gate City, Duffield, Nickelsville and Ft. Blackmore
Verification note
Phone 276-386-6521 matches the file and the published address 190 Beech St., Suite 201, Gate City, VA 24251 confirms this is Scott County, Virginia and not one of the eleven other Scott Counties. NO EMAIL is published - the contact page is a form only - so the file's brobertson@scottcountyva.com could not be confirmed and is left blank. NO STAFF are named, so Brittany Robertson is not carried over. Site brands itself 'Scott County Tourism' / 'SCOTT COUNTY, VA TOURISM'.