Here is some info on POTA "parks" which can be worked locally.
Many of these overlap. For Example, Grayson Highlands Park is also part of the Virginia Birding and Wildlife Trail. For many areas near the Appalachian Trail, this is within the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area.
For trails, as long as you are within 100ft of the actual trail and on public property and at least 500ft from your home, that is a permissible activation area.
For more information regarding specific location(s) for these "workable" POTA park areas, see the website for each park.
K-1303 Hungry Mother State Park
K-1300 Grayson Highlands State park
K-4556 Appalachian National Scenic Trail
K-9935 Virginia Birding & Wildlife State Trail
K-9923 Virginia Creeper National Recreation Trail
K-4526 George Washington & Jefferson National Forests
K-9903 Mt. Rogers National Recreation Area
This should be useful for folks in our area who wish to get involved with POTA.