Dating back to 1790, Bath County sits amidst the scenic Allegheny Mountains and has been popular for centuries for its numerous healing hot springs. The Omni Homestead in Hot Springs is a world-class destination resort that can also lay claim to being America's oldest resort (established in 1766, the hotel celebrated its 250th birthday in 2016). Dotted with farms and sprawling rural estates, Bath County also boasts over 160 miles of hiking trails, road- and mountain-biking trails, sought-after trout-fishing streams and woodlands brimming with whitetail deer, wild turkey, black bear and other game animals. The combined value of farmsand rural real estate for sale in Bath County recently on Land.com was around $30 million. This represents nearly 3,000 acres of land and rural real estate for sale in Bath County. Bath County ranks 96th out of 133 counties in the state for the combined amount of land currently advertised for sale. Among cities in Bath County with farms and rural real estate for sale, Hot Springs had the most land for sale. Based on its natural assets, tourism and recreation are important contributors to the Bath County economy. Bath County is the 20th largest county (534 square miles) in Virginia. It's located in the Valley Virginia region of the state.