1 or 2 days in West Virginia
In April we'll be coming from Virginia back to Michigan. We're looking to spend a day or two in West Virginia simply because we've never visited that state yet. Kids are 16, 14, and 10. We enjoy jus...
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mowingman wrote:KD4UPL wrote:
Cass, Durbin, and Elkins, and Romney all have nice tourist trains. The New River Gorge Bridge is really impressive. You can go white water rafting on the New River and the Gauley River. The Gauley runs out of Summersville Lake which is beautiful and has some nice campgrounds with boat rentals.
In the southern end of the state the Hatfield and McCoy trail system offers miles and miles of ATV trails. Charles Town in the northern pan handle (not Charelston) has horse races and a casino.
X2. Also Blackwater Falls area. You really need to spend a week or two in W.Va. Well worth it, and lots of great camping locations.
I'm sure you'll get plenty of ideas. WV is a great place to visit...
Blackwater Falls area (Davis, WV) is awesome. Close to great hiking in the Dolly Sods Wilderness, Canaan Valley SP, Seneca Rocks, lots of cool hiking and swimming. Stuart Recreation area and Seneca Shadows CG are worth it as well.
Also, another SP worth checking out is North Bend just east of Parkersburg. They have a pool and a Rails-to-Trails bike path that is around 50 miles long.
http://www.swimmingholes.org/wv.html check this out too, for a nice dip nearby....oops, in April I guess that's not an option.
From your Virginia trip, enter WV near White Sulpher Springs and head NE on US 219. You won't be disappointed.
