Tourism offices
Smyth County
2 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.
Visit Smyth County
The state directory lists it as “Smyth County Tourism Association”.
- Phone
- (276) 646-3306
- Website
- visitsmythcountyva.com
Where it says it works
Smyth County, VA. The site markets the county as "Virginia's High Point," located "in the mountains of Southwest Virginia along I-81," with "mountain peaks, charming small towns, and nationally famous trails" and the Back of the Dragon route. It does not enumerate its towns.
Verification note
Name has changed from the state's "Smyth County Tourism Association" to the consumer brand "Visit Smyth County." Phone and general email match. No staff page and no named tourism director, so Amanda Livingston is not carried over. The site does not publish a formal About/region page and never names Marion, Chilhowie, Saltville or Atkins. Minor technical note: the domain does not redirect http to https and returns a non-standard 202 status.