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Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area '' © Katelyn Curry
- We loved the park along with our two Westies. They loved walking thru the leaves. A great place for a great walk, and the overlook is out of this world. Was their 60 yrs ago, sorry I never went back sooner, plan on going back.
WV State Parks Are The Best - My wife and I have enjoyed staying at the State Park Lodges for many years.
We like Blackwater lodge and facilities because they are so beautiful and quiet.
WVA state park cabins are always great - we stayed at Cacapon in a 4 bedroom and a 2 bedroom cabin- great amenities- always clean and comfortable and cozy fireplaces; spa at Berkley Springs great also Wow! Simply amazing - The many views of the river are some of the best in the state. You will want to come again and again. Great trails that are not too hard. EZ to get to. Put this place on your bucket list! - Holly River is our favorite place to camp or just come and walk around. We camped there for years with the kids and they still love it there Something for everyone! - Nestled in the woods near Summersville lake is a hidden history gem. There are several trails, a couple of overlooks, lots of historical settings with discriptions, a neat little cottage with very friendly staff. The restrooms were emaculate, the playground perfect. They have park benches, picnic tables, shelters you may rent, and a paved road to run, or ride your bike. It is gorgeous with lots of wildlife!! - Stayed in the company house for two nights and it was wonderful. Clean and comfortable and staff was great. Ride to bald Knob was a super experience. We plan to do it again next year.
- We stayed last fall on Oct 1st in the cabins and had the best time, wood fire place was nice but the nights got cold and had to keep feeding the fire. Make sure if you stay in the fall you bring in lots of wood and bring an extra electric heater and blankets. Every thing was nice and clean and we enjoyed it so much.
A hidden gem - one 0f our favorite parks - i have been raised not from from here,still love to go there. Best state ever - We come to wv five times or more a year from Michigan. Our favorite place to be....black water falls. - we have been camping there since 1980..It is our favorite spot. Our children have many fond memories of Holly
river The Rhododendron Flowers are Amazing - The rhododendron flowers at Grandview state park are amazing. They are nearly 20 feet tall in some places and they almost cover the entire parking lot. I took a video of this when me and my kids were there.
Here is the video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP3X7DM7MXQ
We really enjoyed the old Indian tunnel too, that was really neat. I think my kids were a little apprehensive about going in at first.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BZhDqhxf_U dont miss - A must see. Looks
A must see . Reminds one of jurrassic park. A short but memorable experience. Quiet Get Away - I have a boat slip on the lake and rent cabins for vacationing. Nice and clean cabins with nice play ground and walking trails. Several people around the marina come as far away from Pittsburgh and Ohio just to boat on Beautiful Tygart Lake. Beautiful Cabins - Great Place To Stay .. Friendy & Helpful Staff Beautiful! - Grandview was always my favorite spot. The entire park is fabulous. I have many photos of my home state (Beckley, WV) and the majority are of GVSP. Family friendly - My family loves going to Valley Falls. We just discovered this beautiful park over the summer. We made several trips and my children cannot seem to get enough of the new play area. We drive 30 minutes just so the kids can play there after we go for a walk along the trail. 'Runners Dream' - have been running there for 26yrs.hundreds of miles.at 61yrs i love it as much as ever.The new management that took over a few yrs ago have done a great job in improving the park and maintaing it.I really like the the new bridge. The most beautiful place on the planet - In summers when we take our girls to see some other part of the country for vacation, they whine for days about not getting their time at Watoga State Park! It is a true vacation for families in this day & age of fast-paced living, electronics and noise. You get a break from all of that. Great park! - It will be a good place to stay Years of Memories - I grew up in Tucker County. We had our 1962 Senior Class Prom in the Lodge. It was wondrous! We are spending the summer here and have taken all our visitors to the Falls, the Lodge, Lindy Point, Pendleton Point. It is just spectacular! Beautiful, well-maintained park! - My husband and I stayed at Lake Buffalo. The forest was beautiful and we saw lots of wildlife! It was just a short drive to Spruce Knob where we visited the highest peak in West Virginia! I would love to come back! - great camping, people are friendly,beautiful - all most heaven We Love It Here :) - A great place to visit. - Panter State Forest is one of the best recreation sites I have every attended. Great Scenery, Poor Service - Scenery is beautiful, and cabins/lodge are clean. Affordable. However, staff not knowledgeable about events and can seem unpleasant. Had two very poor and expensive meals at the lodge restaurant. Very hit or miss. my favorite park - My grandparents and their children was raised on top of that holler. The place was then called Bee Ridge. When I was young we spent every free moment in park. My father and mother are resting in graves above the pool. I moved away a few years back. Spent most of my time traveling. I am looking forward to this summer so I can take my grand kids there. 2 RV Women having fun fun - a great park for RV camping 28ft.
outstand camp host/
park very clean
Aug 2009 Whole Family Loved It - This was our first camping trip as a new family and or children loved it. They had never got to enjoy the wildlife and nature like this before Our favorite trip - I rented one of the 8-person cabins, and took my kids, their kids and wifes. We enjoyed a wonderful week of family togetherness in 2009. Beautiful place. No better vacation anywhere. I have already booked for 2010. Great - We went there a couple weeks before Christmas and it was great. My brother got engaged while we was there on the overlook great view the cave. very peaceful - The park is very pretty and it is very relaxing, you can walk the trails or you can go to the museum.. - This park is the best I have been to in the Virginia and West Virginia area. The landscapes constantly change from meadow to deep forest or rocky water way. I definitely plan on taking many more hiking trips here. Great getaway - My family has been celebrating Thanksgiving here since 1998. We have lots of great memories! It is a wonderful place to relax, enjoy nature and spend time with family and friends.. The people there are really friendly too and we look forward to returning each year. A HONEY MOONE TO DIE FOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - After my husband and I got married at The Glen Ferris Inn we soon made our way to Hawks Nest where we rented the cutest cabin! The friendly service was, I tell you shocking I never had such friendly service. All of the activities were just amazing and it is well worth the money. We would recommend it to anybody. Actually our friend Elizabeth and her husband went and they really enjoyed themselves as well. Anyway we were doing our thank you notes and I couldn't think of any other way to thank you for everything. Easy access, beautyful formations - Only down side is it is hard to find when coming North on Rt 219. Bring lots of film or a large memory card. NEEDS A LARGER SIGN to find easier. - Place in Heaven - As a child I lived in Beckley and always enjoyed my trips to the park. This past summer as some coworkers drove through Beckley we stopped. As one of the ladies walked toward the overlook no words could describe her reaction. It was the most beautiful site she had ever seen. She kept talking about for days.
The pictures do not do justice to what you see. It is what you hear that is amazing. The sound of the river!!!!! nice relaxing park - beautiful scenic view babcock - fall picture look pretty an cazys on a warm fall day - we go there twice a year and each time it gets more and more breath taking. the view from bald knob is just awsome. Hidden Treasure - I grew up in New Manchester and spent my youth in TRSP. Every time I visit my folks (still residents), I take some time to hike a trail or two and discover some of the things I may have overlooked as a kid. The park is always very clean and it allows for a great deal of solitude. I would give anything to have this beautiful place a few steps from my back door today. lots of options - I went for a family reunion and stayed at the resort at Pipestem, we rode horses very fairly priced and played on the trails and had a big picnic under a shelter. We had loads of fun...it is beautiful and there is a trolley car that takes you up the mountain for amamzing views. The park is clean and scenic. love the place - I grew up going to Watoga with my grandparents in the summers . We tent camped back then and had alot of fun .. Last spring my wife and i stayed in one of the cabins(first time i had been back in 20+yrs) and my wife is now bugging me to book another trip up there ... Thanks to all the helpful staff ,we had a wonderful time and will be returning hopefully this fall. a truly wonderful experience - four college friends of 56 years enjoyed the lodge and the mountains and surrounding beauty of w.va. thanks for such an attractive park and lodge FFF Completely Awesome! - We have fam in W.V. and just got back from a week spent in that great state. We stayed in Hinton and drove up and down mountains everywhere we went. Gorgeous! We spent two nights camping at Bluestone, packed up and headed to Sandstone for some more fishing. We fished right on the bank, down from the falls. Wading and splashing in the water, climbing rocks, and hiking trails all day. You want to see pure, natural beauty, go to Sandstone. Campsites right on the river. Loved it!! - Our family has gone there for years. There are great campsites right on the river that are really big. Great trails! Fun to swim in the river!. Water is clear except after rain. Want to come back every year!!!! - We loved CRSP, only 100 miles from Falls Church, Wash DC area, beautiful, lots of deer, fishing, swimming, golf, hiking, see the OVERLOOK, ride the horses (Rich & Casey Cox are great outfitters, great horses, great trails). It was awesome and so much fun. This place should be famous - After visiting the Greenbrier Resort, We stopped by visited Grand View State Park. It was absolutely gorgeous, brethtaking view.
Anybody who is near the area should pay a visit, you will not be disappointed. Quiet Camping - We enjoyed it. My wife and 2 kids (12 & 15 years old) hiked, fished, swam in the river and biked on the Greenbriar River Trail. Wish they had water hookups but bath house was clean. Park was very clean and quiet. We will be back. Historically Significant - The spa treatment was so unique. To think that people have been coming to this spot for hundreds of years is almost more than I could comprehend. The Roman Bath was very relaxing and the massage was very nice. A fun activity!! Beautiful Park - This is a beautiful park. With all of the rain lately, the falls had more water coming over it than people have seen in 20 years. The views from the overlooks are breathtaking. Beautiful - Absolutely Beautiful, espically on the train ride up to Bald Nob!!! Location...Perfect... - My family and I went to this park last week & it was great!! Close to Cass Rail Road, Hidden Valley Falls, Snow Shoe,& the National Radio Observatory. The cabins are wonderfully kept, & stocked w/ your essentials, wood, dishes, beds, ext. The vacation was the ABSOLUTE best, and relaxing w/o any technology.(i.e. cell phone or radio service or TV) which is just what we needed. The lake is stocked well & was a 2 minute walk from our cabin. If you take the scenic route back to Charleston you can swing by Hawks Nest, The New River Bridge, Gauley Bridge, and Summersville Lake. Which is just what we did. We are taking the kids back in August. We had a fantastic experience...Even better then the beach!! Wonderful State Park - Thouroughly enjoyed our stay in May. There is great scenery, and nice hiking trails. The cabin was very comfortable and lodge facilities were very good. Great Stress Relief - Stayed several days in one of the cabins and loved the tranquil setting. Loved to hear the birds sing and listen to the water trickle across the rocks in the creek right in front of the cabin, which was also a great place to trout fish. An excellent get-a-way - Beautiful, charming, romantic. Great view of lake, nice rooms, great restaurant, pleasant staff. Nice hiking trails and view of dam. A favorite place of ours. - Love this forest. Cabins are great. Beautiful area. love it. Great Food - I recently traveled to Watoga and had the best meal in any State park. What a joy. The Pretty Penny, a little restaurant in the heart of the park was serving locally grown foods and it was delicious. What a wonderful trip back to West Virginia. It is so beautiful there. I love Watoga State Park. - wilderness beauty and peace - When I lived in Sandstone as a boy I could row up to the falls and not see another person all day. Now, a wonderful series of boardwalks opens this treasure to everyone. fishing - i fish all over the state and holly river is by far the best place to catch trout. there is plenty of small pools and fast ripples for them to hide in but i always catch my limit and i have a great time. the park is beautiful. Our all time favorite place - We love this place. The lodge stay is great we stay here every Dec on our way home and back. It has awesome views of the river from the rooms. The trails are nice and the park staff is awesome. It is a must stay!!! IT SUCKS - IT SUCKS - - - Dolly Sods - Dolly Sods is an amazing park to visit. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a day trip or a week long adventure. I will definitely be making a return visit. part of my life - 1964 was my first visit staying in the cabins with my parents and grandparents. Have returned many times over the years. My grandparents are gone but the memories we made there will last forever. Is the best that WV has to offer, a true treasure. A Beautiful Park - Has many outstanding trails throughout the park. the overlook has an amazing view of the Cheat River. Great place to relax. best to visit during fall while leaves are changing. The Falls my favorite hangout - I used to ride my bike out there almost every day. I loved the freedom it represented for me. My grandparents owned Likins corner Restaurant and we had visitors from across the country who just loved Blackwater Falls. Even my family made regular trips there throughout the summer. I now live in Alaska, but my memories are still with the falls. Fun for everyone - The whole family can enjoy this area including your dogs! There are beautiful trails and streams. Fishing is available and the scenary is amazing. Our first family vacation - My husband and honeymooned here in 6-07. We brought our sons ages 9 and 13 here for our vacation. Getting away from the noise of the capital city was such a relief. So quiet, so peaceful, so clean and green. I am certain it is the first of many wonderful weeks spent getting back to our Mountaineer roots.
My eldest son is autistic, so we have to consider his needs when picking a vacation site. This fits the bill for serene beauty with family oriented activities, entrenched in history, beautiful and comfortable cabins, we had a rustic cabin with a fireplace. It allowed the kids to roast marshmellows and make Smores, and gave the adults a warm fire to enjoy after the kids were tucked in bed.
Lost river has all the ingredients for a family vacation. It is a definite tradition now for my family. Beautiful! - Although this park is very small, we thought it was a wonderful place to take our young children to teach them some of our states historical facts. We were very disappointed that the museum was closed, but it was still a good experience for our family. West Virginia at its finest - When I was kid, this was my favorite place; I even planted pine trees here as a Boy Scout in the late 50s (and I remember the glorious sounds of the falls when we camped out there). It remains my favorite place in my native state. Wonderful cabins - We stayed in one of the cabins last year and enjoyed the weekend immensely. Beautiful park and area. Heading there again today. 7/18/08 breathe taking - most pretty sight ive seen in a long time so peacefull place
One of our favorite place to camp - We camp here several times a year. The kids love the pool. And we like the quietness of the park. We had a wonderful time - My friend and I just returned from a long weekend stay in Berkeley Springs and I must say the best part were the treatments at the bathhouse. Best massage I ever had and the least expensive. Highly recommend. Our favorite place to camp - We absolutely love this park! Beautiful scenery, excellent camping, fishing, hiking...the kids have the best time here...I compare all other campsites with the ones found at Camp Creek Great place for a day trip - Small park takes several hours to walk all of the trails. The virgin timber is majestic. I live 75 miles away and have been there numerous times. - Very scenic and beautiful area. - Facilities were very clean and the camping area was very well maintained. Visited in mid-October, the falls were flowing and the deer abundant.
The camp manager was very accomodating and both a pleasure to work with and visit with. Hope to be back again this year close to home - I have been a resident of Florida my entire life. I have recently moved 30 minutes away from the park. It is amazing. Extremely beautiful. The scenery in the entire area is breathe taking. | Hutton House Inn - Huttonsville, WV BBs / Inns Hutton House was built in 1898, commissioned by E.E. Hutton, a local land developer for the private use of his family.Hutton House is cozy, comfortable, and beautiful.  Web Site: http://www.huttonhouseinn.com |
 | Gillum House Bed Breakfast - Shinnston, WV BBs / Inns Come back to Granny's house where YOU are SPECIAL Dietary needs accommodated. Children welcome. You choose breakfast time. Rail-trail 50 ft/Off-street parking for motorcycles/Overnight stabling. Web Site: http://www.gillumhouse.com |
 | The Silver Maple Hubbard Inn - Franklin, WV BBs / Inns Located on Main Street in Franklin, a short distance south of the only traffic light in town or the county for that matter. The 100-year old Victorian-style mansion has undergone extensive renovation. Web Site: http://www.hubbardsinn.com |
