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Attractions
Near Timberline
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rock formations, thundering
waterfalls, and thousands of
square miles of national forest
provide plenty of room in which
to play around the Canaan
Valley and Timberline ski areas. |
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Davis,
WV 26260
Tel:
1-800-CALL-WVA
The thunder of
spruce-stained
Blackwater Falls
echoes across
the canyon that
this West
Virginia park. A
55-room lodge
and 48 cabins
serve as its
centerpiece.
Cross-country
skiing is a
prime winter
activity here,
only five
minutes from
downhill ski
areas at Canaan
Valley. Hiking
and backpacking
are popular in
spring, summer,
and fall. Snow
blankets the
region through
winter. Lodging,
dining, and
extreme-sports
adventures may
be found
throughout area. |
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Aurora,
WV 26705
Tel:
1-800-CALL-WVA
More than 100
acres of virgin
pine and hemlock
have been
preserved in
this beautiful
day-use park on
U.S. 50 north of
Blackwater Falls
and the
Monongahela
National Forest.
The park is a
must-see for
visitors driving
north from
Canaan Valley
and Blackwater
Falls State Park
in winter and
for whitewater
rafting fans
challenging the
nearby Cheat
River in early
summer. |
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Seneca
Rocks, WV 26884
Tel:
304-636-1800
A windswept
tundra awaits
explorers of the
Allegheny Front
at Dolly Sods.
Wild blueberries
and wind-flagged
spruce cap the
stony flats.
Upland bogs and
sheer cliffs
along the
Allegheny Front
highlight an
exploration of
the area.
Overlooks may be
found at the
U..S. Forest
Service's Dolly
Sods, Red
Spring, and Bear
Rocks recreation
areas. Use
careful footing
among the rocks
and boulders
near the cliff. The
gravel road
along the front
remains
impassable
through much of
the winter.
The adjacent
Dolly Sods
Wilderness
offers thousands
of acre of bog,
glade, forest,
and meadow for
hiking and
primitive
camping. |
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Tel:
1-800-CALL-WVA
A state
monument, this
small day-use
area preserves
the Fairfax
Stone, a
Colonial
property marker
at the
headspring of
the North Branch
of the Potomac
River. The stone
marks the common
corner of West
Virginia and
Maryland. From
this point, the
West
Virginia-Maryland
border follows a
series of
smaller markers
to the north to
meet the Mason
& Dixon Line
at the
Pennsylvania
border. |
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Seneca
Rocks, WV 26884
Thrust
upward during a
geologic
revolution, this
thin sandstone
wall soars like
a ruined castle
some 900 feet
above the
valley.
Thousands of
rock climbers
make a journey
up its face an
annual
pilgrimage.
Hikers may
ascend by trail
to an overlook
near the summit.
A National
Forest Visitor
Center, a picnic
area, and
campgrounds are
located below
the rocks.
Seneca Rocks
stand at the
junction of U.S.
33 and W.Va. 55
on the North
Fork of the
South Branch of
the Potomac
River. Other
nearby
attractions
include the
Dolly Sods and
Smoke Hole
recreation areas
and Seneca and
Smoke Hole
caverns. |
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