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Hikers can view 29 waterfalls in West Virginia along the nation's first statewide waterfall trail in the youngest national park, New River Gorge.
West Virginia is home to lakes, waterfalls, trails, and views that are unlike anywhere else. Read on for some of the most beautiful places in the state. The 8 Most Beautiful Places In West Virginia
Adams, Kevin (2002), Waterfalls of Virginia and West Virginia: A Hiking and Photography Guide; Menasha Ridge Press. Rehbein, Ed and Randall Sanger (2011), West Virginia Waterfalls: The New River Gorge; Terra Alta, West Virginia: Headline Books, Inc. [Photographs]
Twin Falls State Resort Park is a state park in Wyoming County, West Virginia. The park was opened in 1968 and was completed by 1975. The two namesake waterfalls are accessed by a hiking trail and are located about 1/2-mile apart [3] on the Marsh and Black Forks of Cabin Creek. [4] Golf course near the park lodge.
The Elakala Falls are a series of four waterfalls of Shays Run [1] as it descends into the Blackwater Canyon in West Virginia.They are within Blackwater Falls State Park [3] and are quite popular among photographers, with the ease of access for the first waterfall, and the relatively low traffic of the other waterfalls in the series.
Kanawha Falls on the Kanawha River at Glen Ferris, WV. Kanawha Falls is a waterfall on the Kanawha River in West Virginia that has been a barrier to fish movement for more than 1 million years. [1]: 13 The waterfall is formed by a diagonal sandstone ledge across the river about 1 mile (1.6 km) downstream from the confluence of the New and ...
[10] [c] In total, West Virginia has over 1.6 million acres (6,475 km 2) of state and federal protected lands. [11] State parks and forests also feature more than 1,400 miles (2,253 km) of hiking trails across 45 areas. [10] There are state parks in 30 of West Virginia's 55 counties with Pocahontas County having the most at five.
Gerard Hiking Trail: 36 58 Pennsylvania: Loop trail in Oil Creek State Park. Gerry Connolly Cross County Trail: 40.5 65 Fairfax County, Virginia: Potomac River, Great Falls, Virginia: Occoquan River, Lorton, Virginia: Multi-use trail traversing the entire length of Fairfax County, Virginia: Grand Enchantment Trail: 730 1,175 Southwest desert ...