West Virginia Guidebook
LOCAL ATTRACTIONS
You will never run out of things to do in Wild and Wonderful West Virginia. Here are a few local attractions for you consider visiting during your stay.
Lost River State Park is one of the oldest parks in the West Virginia State Park system. It is good for hiking, picnicking, and nature. The pool is vintage Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) construction of 1937. Renovations over the years have left the pool area with its original charm and intent, to cool swimmers from the summer heat. Check their website to get the hours for the Lost River swimming pool.
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Lost River State Park
321 Park DrLost River State Park is one of the oldest parks in the West Virginia State Park system. It is good for hiking, picnicking, and nature. The pool is vintage Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) construction of 1937. Renovations over the years have left the pool area with its original charm and intent, to cool swimmers from the summer heat. Check their website to get the hours for the Lost River swimming pool.
Blackwater Falls State Park is named for the falls of the Blackwater River whose amber-colored waters plunge five stories then twist and tumble through an eight-mile long gorge. The "black" water is a result of tannic acid from fallen hemlock and red spruce needles. The falls are one of the most photographed sites in West Virginia.
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Blackwater Falls Devlet Parkı
1584 Blackwater Lodge RdBlackwater Falls State Park is named for the falls of the Blackwater River whose amber-colored waters plunge five stories then twist and tumble through an eight-mile long gorge. The "black" water is a result of tannic acid from fallen hemlock and red spruce needles. The falls are one of the most photographed sites in West Virginia.
Big Schloss Peak in the Wolf Gap Recreation Area is named by German immigrants and provides a wonderful view of the surrounding valleys. The Wolf Gap Recreation Area is only a 45-minute drive from the house. Head south on Trout Run Road from Wardensville for 14 miles. Make sure to bring a packed lunch because you will want to linger at the Big Schloss rock outcropping and soak in the view.
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Wolf Gap Recreation Area
Big Schloss Peak in the Wolf Gap Recreation Area is named by German immigrants and provides a wonderful view of the surrounding valleys. The Wolf Gap Recreation Area is only a 45-minute drive from the house. Head south on Trout Run Road from Wardensville for 14 miles. Make sure to bring a packed lunch because you will want to linger at the Big Schloss rock outcropping and soak in the view.
Seneca Rocks is a large crag and local landmark in Pendleton County in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. It is the only "true peak" — a peak inaccessible except by technical rock climbing techniques — on the East Coast of the United States. One of the best-known scenic attractions in West Virginia, the sheer rock faces that are a popular challenge for rock climbers.
Seneca Rocks is at the north end of the “River Knobs”, which contain several other similar "razorback" ridges or "fins" such as Judy Rocks and Nelson Rocks, all on the western flank of North Fork Mountain. Seneca Rocks is a prominent and visually striking formation rising nearly 900 feet above the confluence of Seneca Creek with the North Fork of the South Branch of the Potomac River.
Seneca Rocks is easily visible and accessible along West Virginia Route 28 near U.S. Route 33 in the Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area of the Monongahela National Forest.
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Seneca Rocks
Seneca Rocks is a large crag and local landmark in Pendleton County in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. It is the only "true peak" — a peak inaccessible except by technical rock climbing techniques — on the East Coast of the United States. One of the best-known scenic attractions in West Virginia, the sheer rock faces that are a popular challenge for rock climbers.
Seneca Rocks is at the north end of the “River Knobs”, which contain several other similar "razorback" ridges or "fins" such as Judy Rocks and Nelson Rocks, all on the western flank of North Fork Mountain. Seneca Rocks is a prominent and visually striking formation rising nearly 900 feet above the confluence of Seneca Creek with the North Fork of the South Branch of the Potomac River.
Seneca Rocks is easily visible and accessible along West Virginia Route 28 near U.S. Route 33 in the Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area of the Monongahela National Forest.
Dolly Sods Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia, and is part of the Monongahela National Forest (MNF). It is a rocky, high-altitude plateau with sweeping vistas and lifeforms normally found much farther north in Canada. To the north, the distinctive landscape of "the Sods" is characterized by stunted (“flagged”) trees, wind-carved boulders, heath barrens, grassy meadows created in the last century by logging and fires, and sphagnum bogs that are much older. To the south, a dense cove forest occupies the branched canyon excavated by the North Fork of Red Creek.
The name derives from an 18th-century German homesteading family — the Dahles — and a local term for an open mountaintop meadow — a "sods". The area is known for lots of hiking trails.
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Dolly Sods
Dolly Sods Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia, and is part of the Monongahela National Forest (MNF). It is a rocky, high-altitude plateau with sweeping vistas and lifeforms normally found much farther north in Canada. To the north, the distinctive landscape of "the Sods" is characterized by stunted (“flagged”) trees, wind-carved boulders, heath barrens, grassy meadows created in the last century by logging and fires, and sphagnum bogs that are much older. To the south, a dense cove forest occupies the branched canyon excavated by the North Fork of Red Creek.
The name derives from an 18th-century German homesteading family — the Dahles — and a local term for an open mountaintop meadow — a "sods". The area is known for lots of hiking trails.
Spruce Knob , at 4,863 feet (1,482 m), is the highest point in the state of West Virginia and the summit of Spruce Mountain, the highest peak in the Allegheny Mountains. The summit of Spruce Knob has a definite alpine feel, much more so than most other mountains of the Southern Appalachians. The upper few hundred feet are covered in a dense spruce forest, a relic boreal forest environment similar to those found in northern New England and Canada. The summit is accessible both via trails and a paved Forest Service road, and is crowned with a stone lookout tower amid a mixture of boulder fields, meadows and trees. A handicap-accessible nature trail half a mile (0.8 km) long circles the topmost part of the mountain. High west winds near the summit have gnarled the spruce to where they are flagged with limbs only on their leeward (eastward) side.
You can drive to the top (a beautiful drive), and then a short walk to a look-out tower and scenic overlooks. There are some other hikes around there too.
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Spruce Knob
Spruce Knob , at 4,863 feet (1,482 m), is the highest point in the state of West Virginia and the summit of Spruce Mountain, the highest peak in the Allegheny Mountains. The summit of Spruce Knob has a definite alpine feel, much more so than most other mountains of the Southern Appalachians. The upper few hundred feet are covered in a dense spruce forest, a relic boreal forest environment similar to those found in northern New England and Canada. The summit is accessible both via trails and a paved Forest Service road, and is crowned with a stone lookout tower amid a mixture of boulder fields, meadows and trees. A handicap-accessible nature trail half a mile (0.8 km) long circles the topmost part of the mountain. High west winds near the summit have gnarled the spruce to where they are flagged with limbs only on their leeward (eastward) side.
You can drive to the top (a beautiful drive), and then a short walk to a look-out tower and scenic overlooks. There are some other hikes around there too.
Capon Springs is only about 40 minutes from the house. It is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County with a population of 95. It is located on Capon Springs Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 16) along Capon Springs Run. Originally known as Frye's Springs after its discoverer Henry Frye, and later established as the Town of Watson in 1787, the town was renamed for its medicinal spring. The springs were believed to carry such healing power that half an acre sold for $900 in gold in the late 18th century. After West Virginia seceded from Virginia in 1863, it had to pay Virginia for the loss of the springs during Reconstruction. The historic Capon Springs & Farms resort is located here and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Capon Springs
Capon Springs is only about 40 minutes from the house. It is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County with a population of 95. It is located on Capon Springs Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 16) along Capon Springs Run. Originally known as Frye's Springs after its discoverer Henry Frye, and later established as the Town of Watson in 1787, the town was renamed for its medicinal spring. The springs were believed to carry such healing power that half an acre sold for $900 in gold in the late 18th century. After West Virginia seceded from Virginia in 1863, it had to pay Virginia for the loss of the springs during Reconstruction. The historic Capon Springs & Farms resort is located here and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Berkeley Springs is a little farther of a drive, about 1.5 hours, but is an historic spa and art-filled town nestled in the West Virginia mountains. It boasts warm mineral springs, world class dining, shops, full-service spas and more.
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Berkeley Springs
Berkeley Springs is a little farther of a drive, about 1.5 hours, but is an historic spa and art-filled town nestled in the West Virginia mountains. It boasts warm mineral springs, world class dining, shops, full-service spas and more.
Visit Wardensville! And be sure to stop in to the Wardensville Garden Market for a hot coffee, fresh bakery items (the cinnamon roles are amazing - folks come from miles around to get them!), and of course some home-grown produce and fresh eggs from free-range chickens.
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Wardensville Garden Market
28813 WV-55Visit Wardensville! And be sure to stop in to the Wardensville Garden Market for a hot coffee, fresh bakery items (the cinnamon roles are amazing - folks come from miles around to get them!), and of course some home-grown produce and fresh eggs from free-range chickens.
The Lost River Trading Post is another Wardensville landmark that has helped rejuvenate this little gem of town nestled in the WV mountains.
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Antiques Etc
295 E Main StThe Lost River Trading Post is another Wardensville landmark that has helped rejuvenate this little gem of town nestled in the WV mountains.