Things to do in Potomac Highlands

A 4,127-acre park near the New River Gorge known for the working Glade Creek Grist Mill, plus trails, cabins and a fishing lake.

Clifftop, WV

Walk a boardwalk down to amber-colored Blackwater Falls, then hike to canyon overlooks like Lindy Point in the Allegheny Mountains.

Davis, WV

Ride a geared Shay steam locomotive up Cheat Mountain from a preserved company lumber town to a logging camp or Bald Knob.

Cass, WV

Hike a high, windswept plateau of heath barrens, sphagnum bogs and flagged red spruce in the Monongahela National Forest.

Davis, WV

Tour a working radio astronomy campus and see the Green Bank Telescope, a 100-meter dish, starting from the free Science Center.

Green Bank, WV

Watch climbers on the sheer quartzite walls of Seneca Rocks, rising nearly 900 feet above the creek, from the Discovery Center below.

Seneca Rocks, WV

Ski 60 slopes and trails from a village built near the summit, or ride mountain bike trails and play golf in the warmer months.

Snowshoe, WV

Stay at a resort on 11,000 acres with golf courses, a casino, a spa and tours of a declassified Cold War bunker.

White Sulphur Springs, WV

A small West Virginia state park built around a colonial-era boundary marker that helped settle a land dispute.

Eglon, WV

A small rugged park on Droop Mountain known for sandstone boulders, cliffs, and deep narrow crevasses.

Renick, WV

Restored railroad depot in a preserved coal-era rail town, now a visitor center within New River Gorge National Park and Preserve.

Thurmond, WV

A former milling village on the Tygart Valley River, now a 1,145-acre state park known for its waterfalls.

Fairmont, WV