Nearby Attractions

Kumbrabow State Forest - The Mountain State's highest forest. Great for hiking and off-the-beaten-path trout fishing.

Snowshoe Mountain Resort - Snowshoe mountain ski resort. From skis to mountain biking.

Snowshoe Mountain Biking - Home of 24 Hours of Snowshoe and miles of trails.

Cass Scenic Railroad - Offers excursions that take you back to the time of steam-driven locomotives.

The Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad - Tygart Flyer, Cheat Mountain Salamander, and the Durbin Rocket travel historic railways throughout the region.

Cranberry Glades - Cranberry Glades consists of four bogs whose plant and animal life are similar to those found in the Canadian tundra.

Dolly Sods - Dolly Sods is said to be a little bit of Canada placed a bit too far south.

Greenbrier River Trail - 77-mile trail for biking, hiking, and recreational use along the Greenbrier River.

The Greenbrier - Award-winning luxury resort in the scenic Allegheny Mountains of WV.

Highland Scenic Highway  - Scenic byway is a beautiful corridor through the national forest.

Falls of Hills Creek - Three waterfalls...the tallest, at 63 feet, is the second highest waterfall in West Virginia.

National Radio Astronomy Observatory - World's largest fully steerable single aperture antenna.

Pearl Buck Birthplace - Located in Hillsboro, WV.  Author of "The Good Earth," which won the Pulitzer Prize for literature and the William Dean Howells medal for fiction.

Seneca State Forest - WV's oldest state forest.  Borders the Greenbrier River.

Spruce Knob - WV's highest peak at 4,863 feet above sea level. 

Watoga State Park - Located in the mountains of Pocahontas County with over 10,000 acres for recreational use.

Beartown State Park - Natural area of 107 acres. Known for its unusual rock formations.

Droop Mountain Battlefield -Site of West Virginia's last significant Civil War battle.

Rich Mountain Battlefield - One of the earliest engagements of the Civil War.

Monongahela National Forest - Over 900,000 acres spread through 10 counties in WV. The Monongahela Forest is the 4th largest National Forest in 20 northeastern states.

Historic Beverly, WV - One of the first settlements west of the Alleghenies is a town rich in Civil War history.

Helvetia, WV - A small Swiss Village settled in the lush Allegheny Montains maintains its unique historic character.

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