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Area guide · West Virginia, USA

Things to do in Mountain Lakes

Rail trails, reservoirs and small towns in central West Virginia

  • Sightseeing
  • Tours
  • Nearest airport: PKB, about 41 miles

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Sightseeing
Outdoor Adventure

Braxton County

Free

Rural county in the geographic center of West Virginia, with historic Bulltown and Sutton Lake.

Sightseeing
History Buff

Marietta-Washington County

Free

Tourism bureau for Marietta and Washington County, Ohio, home to Ohio River history and Campus Martius.

Tours
Outdoor Adventure

Rail Explorers Elk River

$25–$50

Electric-assist rail bike tours along Buffalo Creek in central West Virginia, past waterfalls and old rail relics.

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About

About Mountain Lakes

Clay and Braxton counties sit within the Mountain Lakes region of central West Virginia, home to reservoirs such as Sutton Lake and Burnsville Lake along the Elk River. Rail Explorers' Elk River Division runs pedal-powered railbikes along a former rail line out of Clay, and Braxton County's tourism office is based in the county seat of Sutton. The cluster also includes the Marietta-Washington County Convention and Visitors Bureau, based in Marietta, Ohio, a river town about 70 miles away that belongs to the separate Mid-Ohio Valley tourism region.

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