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[WV_Ranger]

@Trigganometry yes we do for sure. We love hitting state parks, museums, etc.



@Msfitoy Beckley is about 3.5 hours from Charlotte depending on how you drive. @WV_Ranger has offered to give suggestions on things to do and see. I would like to know what he has to say. We definitely want to go back.

Alan,
Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. I wish someone would have told me when I was younger that getting older takes up so much of your time with Dr. Appointments and doing adult stuff!

So I will give you a list of things to see and try to organize it by the part of the State. It will be in no particular order and the best thing I can recommend is to google or ask for more info and get yourself a map to plot your trip on! WV is a small state but we have a lot of very cool things to see! With that being said this is not then entire list because I am sure there are things I will forget or leave off.

Southern WV (South East WV)
Greenbrier Hotel
Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine
Sandstone Falls
Blue Stone Lake State Park
Pipestem State Park (Nice Lodge)
Watoga State Park (Highly Recommend renting a CCC Cabin)
Droop Mountain Battlefield
Bear Town State Park
Lewisburg
John Henry Memorial and Statue
Greenbank National Observatory
Lake Shawnee Abandoned Amusement Park (supposed to be haunted)
Cass Scenic Railroad (Would be cool to ride the train to see the leaves in the fall)

New River Gorge Area
Hawks Nest State Park (Nice Lodge)
Babcock State Park (Grist Mill)
New River Gorge
Carnifex Ferry Battlefield
Kanawha Falls
Thurmond (Ghost town)
Summersville Lake

Coalfields (South West WV)
Chief Logan State Park
Bituminous Coal Heritage Foundation Museum
Historic Bramwell WV (town of coal barons little place in town has old school soda fountain)
Wild horse herd (South East of Logan)
Hatfield McCoys (Matewan Area)
Coal House (Williamson)
Panther State Forest
Twin Falls State Park (Very nice lodge)


Ohio Valley (Huntington to Wheeling) My area
Blennerhassett Island State Park (They tried to overthrow the Government)
Burning Springs (east of Parkersburg WV)
Fort Boreman (Parkersburg WV)
Quincy Park (Parkersburg)
Point Pleasant (Mothman) if you drive around North of the town you can find the site of the old TNT plant storage igloos!
While in the PKB area jump across the Border to Marietta OH the first settlement in the Northwest Territory!
WV State Farm Museum
Henderson Hall (Williamstown WV) historic plantation
Indian Burial Mound (Moundsville WV)
Palace of Gold
Oglebay Park
Cabelas


Central WV
Grafton Train Station
Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum (Very cool but sad tours)
State Capitol Charleston WV (Whole dome covered in Gold Leaf)
Bulltown Historic District Bursnville WV
Flatwoods Monster Museum Sutton WV
Audra State Park
Frenchcreek State Wildlife Center (Very cool walkthrough zoo with native animals)
Valley Falls (bunch of waterfalls)
Stonewall Jackson State park
Morgantown Home of WVU
Pricketts Fort State Park (Old pioneer fort)
Criel Mound (Charleston WV)

Allegheny Highlands
Seneca Rocks
Dolly Sods
Canaan Valley (Just drive up through the valley its very pretty)
Blackwater Falls State Park (Nice lodge, very cool waterfall)
Fairfax Stone State Park
Coopers Rock State Park


Panhandle
Harpers Ferry
Lost River State Park
Cacapon State Park
Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad
Romney WV (Neat historic town)
Shepherdstown (neat historic town)
Berkeley Springs State Park


If you or @misfitoy or anyone else have questions about any of these places or need more info I will gladly do what I can. Of the things on this list I have personally been too all of them but 2! It seems like a lot but this is a smaller state. From Beckly to Williamstown which is the OH border is 147 miles and an easy drive!

Hope this helps

Mike

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[Bob902]

Alan,
Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. I wish someone would have told me when I was younger that getting older takes up so much of your time with Dr. Appointments and doing adult stuff!

So I will give you a list of things to see and try to organize it by the part of the State. It will be in no particular order and the best thing I can recommend is to google or ask for more info and get yourself a map to plot your trip on! WV is a small state but we have a lot of very cool things to see! With that being said this is not then entire list because I am sure there are things I will forget or leave off.

Southern WV (South East WV)
Greenbrier Hotel
Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine
Sandstone Falls
Blue Stone Lake State Park
Pipestem State Park (Nice Lodge)
Watoga State Park (Highly Recommend renting a CCC Cabin)
Droop Mountain Battlefield
Bear Town State Park
Lewisburg
John Henry Memorial and Statue
Greenbank National Observatory
Lake Shawnee Abandoned Amusement Park (supposed to be haunted)
Cass Scenic Railroad (Would be cool to ride the train to see the leaves in the fall)

New River Gorge Area
Hawks Nest State Park (Nice Lodge)
Babcock State Park (Grist Mill)
New River Gorge
Carnifex Ferry Battlefield
Kanawha Falls
Thurmond (Ghost town)
Summersville Lake

Coalfields (South West WV)
Chief Logan State Park
Bituminous Coal Heritage Foundation Museum
Historic Bramwell WV (town of coal barons little place in town has old school soda fountain)
Wild horse herd (South East of Logan)
Hatfield McCoys (Matewan Area)
Coal House (Williamson)
Panther State Forest
Twin Falls State Park (Very nice lodge)


Ohio Valley (Huntington to Wheeling) My area
Blennerhassett Island State Park (They tried to overthrow the Government)
Burning Springs (east of Parkersburg WV)
Fort Boreman (Parkersburg WV)
Quincy Park (Parkersburg)
Point Pleasant (Mothman) if you drive around North of the town you can find the site of the old TNT plant storage igloos!
While in the PKB area jump across the Border to Marietta OH the first settlement in the Northwest Territory!
WV State Farm Museum
Henderson Hall (Williamstown WV) historic plantation
Indian Burial Mound (Moundsville WV)
Palace of Gold
Oglebay Park
Cabelas


Central WV
Grafton Train Station
Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum (Very cool but sad tours)
State Capitol Charleston WV (Whole dome covered in Gold Leaf)
Bulltown Historic District Bursnville WV
Flatwoods Monster Museum Sutton WV
Audra State Park
Frenchcreek State Wildlife Center (Very cool walkthrough zoo with native animals)
Valley Falls (bunch of waterfalls)
Stonewall Jackson State park
Morgantown Home of WVU
Pricketts Fort State Park (Old pioneer fort)
Criel Mound (Charleston WV)

Allegheny Highlands
Seneca Rocks
Dolly Sods
Canaan Valley (Just drive up through the valley its very pretty)
Blackwater Falls State Park (Nice lodge, very cool waterfall)
Fairfax Stone State Park
Coopers Rock State Park


Panhandle
Harpers Ferry
Lost River State Park
Cacapon State Park
Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad
Romney WV (Neat historic town)
Shepherdstown (neat historic town)
Berkeley Springs State Park


If you or @misfitoy or anyone else have questions about any of these places or need more info I will gladly do what I can. Of the things on this list I have personally been too all of them but 2! It seems like a lot but this is a smaller state. From Beckly to Williamstown which is the OH border is 147 miles and an easy drive!

Hope this helps

Mike

That's quite a list. Looks like fun.

 

[WV_Ranger]

That's quite a list. Looks like fun.

Haha yeah it is. I try to be thorough when providing info.
We have a lot of scenery and history. We have been the most northern southern state, the most southern northern state, the most western Eastern state, and the most eastern western state throughout our history. George Washington actually surveyed the ohio Valley and allegedly camped in my home town!

Plus I like to dispell the myth we are inbred, alcoholic, poor, shoeless, hillbillies.

 

[Bob902]

Haha yeah it is. I try to be thorough when providing info.
We have a lot of scenery and history. We have been the most northern southern state, the most southern northern state, the most western Eastern state, and the most eastern western state throughout our history. George Washington actually surveyed the ohio Valley and allegedly camped in my home town!

Plus I like to dispell the myth we are inbred, alcoholic, poor, shoeless, hillbillies.

Like these guys?

 

[Bob902]

I have driven through WV before. Pretty country for sure.

 

[AzScorpion]

Like these guys?

I think he was talking about this.

 

[WV_Ranger]

Like these guys?

Haha funny show, but sure makes us look dumb.
Heck some of us even have college degrees! Lol

 

[Bob902]

Haha funny show, but sure makes us look dumb.
Heck some of us even have college degrees! Lol

It's one of the funniest shows ever. Great entertainment!

 

[Bob902]

Haha funny show, but sure makes us look dumb.
Heck some of us even have college degrees! Lol

have a good friend who used to be a state trooper in WV. His stories are the best?

 

[WV_Ranger]

have a good friend who used to be a state trooper in WV. His stories are the best?

Oh lord I can only imagine. He spent a great deal of time with the undesirable element lol. Those guys are stretched thinner than we teachers are.

 

[Bob902]

As a

Oh lord I can only imagine. He spent a great deal of time with the undesirable element lol. Those guys are stretched thinner than we teachers are.

As a teacher, you just get to see them before he does. Most of the time

 

[alan0614]

@WV_Ranger So far I've got the ones changed to red, now that leaves a ton more to get to. We were going to Nuttallburg but there was a mudslide and the road was closed. Have a good customer up in Moundsville, want to tour the old prison there.

Also, fell in love with the Seneca Skyway. That's a very nice drive, would prefer it in the 350 vs. the Ranger though.

Maybe we need to plan an east coast Ranger meet in WV. Could probably draw a nice crowd.

Southern WV (South East WV)
Greenbrier Hotel
Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine
Sandstone Falls
Blue Stone Lake State Park
Pipestem State Park (Nice Lodge)
Watoga State Park (Highly Recommend renting a CCC Cabin)
Droop Mountain Battlefield
Bear Town State Park
Lewisburg
John Henry Memorial and Statue
Greenbank National Observatory
Lake Shawnee Abandoned Amusement Park (supposed to be haunted)
Cass Scenic Railroad (Would be cool to ride the train to see the leaves in the fall)

New River Gorge Area
Hawks Nest State Park (Nice Lodge)
Babcock State Park (Grist Mill)
New River Gorge
Carnifex Ferry Battlefield
Kanawha Falls
Thurmond (Ghost town)
Summersville Lake

Coalfields (South West WV)
Chief Logan State Park
Bituminous Coal Heritage Foundation Museum
Historic Bramwell WV (town of coal barons little place in town has old school soda fountain)
Wild horse herd (South East of Logan)
Hatfield McCoys (Matewan Area)
Coal House (Williamson)
Panther State Forest
Twin Falls State Park (Very nice lodge)


Ohio Valley (Huntington to Wheeling) My area
Blennerhassett Island State Park (They tried to overthrow the Government)
Burning Springs (east of Parkersburg WV)
Fort Boreman (Parkersburg WV)
Quincy Park (Parkersburg)
Point Pleasant (Mothman) if you drive around North of the town you can find the site of the old TNT plant storage igloos!
While in the PKB area jump across the Border to Marietta OH the first settlement in the Northwest Territory!
WV State Farm Museum
Henderson Hall (Williamstown WV) historic plantation
Indian Burial Mound (Moundsville WV)
Palace of Gold
Oglebay Park
Cabelas


Central WV
Grafton Train Station
Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum (Very cool but sad tours)
State Capitol Charleston WV (Whole dome covered in Gold Leaf)
Bulltown Historic District Bursnville WV
Flatwoods Monster Museum Sutton WV
Audra State Park
Frenchcreek State Wildlife Center (Very cool walkthrough zoo with native animals)
Valley Falls (bunch of waterfalls)
Stonewall Jackson State park
Morgantown Home of WVU
Pricketts Fort State Park (Old pioneer fort)
Criel Mound (Charleston WV)

Allegheny Highlands
Seneca Rocks
Dolly Sods
Canaan Valley (Just drive up through the valley its very pretty)
Blackwater Falls State Park (Nice lodge, very cool waterfall)
Fairfax Stone State Park
Coopers Rock State Park


Panhandle
Harpers Ferry
Lost River State Park
Cacapon State Park
Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad
Romney WV (Neat historic town)
Shepherdstown (neat historic town) had lunch at Betty's.
Berkeley Springs State Park


If you or @misfitoy or anyone else have questions about any of these places or need more info I will gladly do what I can. Of the things on this list I have personally been too all of them but 2! It seems like a lot but this is a smaller state. From Beckly to Williamstown which is the OH border is 147 miles and an easy drive!

Hope this helps

Mike
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[WV_Ranger]

@WV_Ranger So far I've got the ones changed to red, now that leaves a ton more to get to. We were going to Nuttallburg but there was a mudslide and the road was closed. Have a good customer up in Moundsville, want to tour the old prison there.

Also, fell in love with the Seneca Skyway. That's a very nice drive, would prefer it in the 350 vs. the Ranger though.

Maybe we need to plan an east coast Ranger meet in WV. Could probably draw a nice crowd.

Well you got a good start lol. Hopefully it's helpful for your next trip. I know that i find it hard sometimes to find information when traveling and helps when you can ask a local!

I can't believe I forgot the prison!! I guarantee there's other things I've missed as well. East coast meet up here would be cool. Plenty of Scenic drives to take. Rt33, Rt 60, Rt 250, Coal Heritage trail. Whatever you do make sure you get some pepperoni rolls and Mr Bees potato chips! Lol

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