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Illustration of a quiet indoor mall walkway with planters, seating and warm afternoon light from clerestory windows, made with an image generator (Higgsfield, gpt_image_2_5). It is not a photograph of this place.

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River Ridge Mall

An enclosed shopping mall in Lynchburg, Virginia, with department stores, specialty shops, dining, and a cinema.

3405 Candlers Mountain Road, Lynchburg, VA 24502 · Lynchburg, VA

About River Ridge Mall

River Ridge is an enclosed shopping center in Lynchburg, Virginia, opened in 1980. Its main anchors include JCPenney, Belk, Dick's Sporting Goods, TJ Maxx, and Regal Cinemas, with HomeGoods and Planet Fitness as secondary anchors. Several restaurant outparcels sit nearby, and the property has an on-site hotel. The site also hosts recurring community events, such as a library book mobile visit, coffee-shop story time, and a free children's program with AquaZoo, plus a monthly walking club for guests.

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What's around here?

The closest stops to River Ridge Mall, ordered by straight-line distance.

  • Sightseeing

    National D-Day Memorial

    Under $25

    A Bedford, Virginia war memorial honoring Allied forces who fought in the 1944 D-Day invasion of Normandy.

    20 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing

  • Sightseeing
    History Buff

    Appomattox Court House National Historical Park

    No admission fee

    Walk the restored village where Lee surrendered to Grant in the McLean House on April 9, 1865.

    21 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing

  • Sports & Outdoors
    Outdoor Adventure

    Natural Bridge State Park

    Under $25

    Walk under a limestone arch about 200 feet high carved by Cedar Creek, then follow the trail to Lace Falls.

    27 mi awaySwitch it up: Sports & Outdoors

  • Sightseeing
    History Buff

    Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial

    Under $25

    Visit Patrick Henry's last home, law office and grave on a quiet plantation above the Staunton River in Southside Virginia.

    28 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing

  • Sports & Outdoors
    Outdoor Adventure

    Smith Mountain Lake State Park

    Under $25

    Swim at a summer beach, rent a tritoon or kayak, and hike short trails on the shore of Virginia's second-largest freshwater lake.

    29 mi awaySwitch it up: Sports & Outdoors

  • Sightseeing

    Booker T. Washington National Monument

    No admission fee

    National Park Service site preserving part of the Virginia tobacco farm where educator Booker T. Washington was born into enslavement.

    36 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing