3+ hour, 26+ min ago  (250+ words) is a 26-acre amusement park located east of Huntington, West Virginia, in Cabell County. Established in 1902 as a picnic ground by the Camden Interstate Railway Co. to increase ridership, Camden Park is one of a handful of such parks that…...

3+ hour, 2+ min ago  (274+ words) The Gauley River is one of the world's famous whitewater-rafting rivers. Thousands paddle it each year, guided by one of more than a dozen outfitters, are licensed to guide expeditions. notably in autumn during "Gauley Season" when its flow is…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (175+ words) Directions: The Lantz Farm & Nature Preserve Wildlife Management Area is located in southern Wetzel County adjacent to the Lewis Wetzel Wildlife Management Area. The'Lantz Farm facility can be accessed by highway WV-20 at Jacksonburg, WV, three miles southweast of Pine…...

13+ hour, 10+ min ago  (498+ words) ELKINS, W. Va. " The W. Va. Resource Advisory Committee is seeking proposals for conservation and infrastructure projects that benefit the Monongahela National Forest and surrounding communities. Funding is provided through the federal Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act, a program designed…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (230+ words) The 13, 590-acre Lewis Wetzel Wildlife Management Area (WMA) ranges across a forest of oak and hickory and cove hardwood that climb moderate and steep slopes from the banks of the south fork of Fishing Creek. Its namesake, Lewis Wetzel, was…...

18+ hour, 26+ min ago  (109+ words) West Virginia Explorer Agritourism in West Virginia may refer to farm stays, in which guests are invited to vacation in many of the Mountain State's exceptional farms, though it may also include purchasing produce, navigating a corn maze, picking fruit,…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (174+ words) Hiking, fishing, hunting, camping, and wildlife observation are primary recreational pursuits accommodated in the forest, though caving, rock climbing, and snowmobiling are notable activities in regionally specific areas. More than 800 miles of trail wander through the forest. Eight U. S. Wilderness Areas…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (349+ words) and other dark tourism venues are popular throughout West Virginia, where the hills and mountains seem practically imbued with the supernatural. Here, entire communities, such as Harpers Ferry and Point Pleasant, have been numbered among the most haunted places in…...

22+ hour, 37+ min ago  (263+ words) West Virginia Explorer National Historic District " Weston, West Virginia " Lewis County In 1858, the Commonwealth of Virginia set out to build a "Lunatic Asylum" west of the Allegheny Mountains to house its mentally ill residents and calm political unrest brewing in…...

21+ hour, 4+ min ago  (232+ words) specialize in providing a wide variety of'antiques, as the region is becoming a popular antiquing destination. Antiques and other collectibles to be procured here include heirlooms from the New River Gorge'and the surrounding mountains and tablelands. Coal mining'implements and relics…...