Kayaking Thousands of kayakers challenge the region's streams and rivers each year. Many enthusiasts now live in the area year-round, working as whitewater rafting guides in the national parks during summer. Whitewater Rafting Thousands of tourists visit southern West Virginia each year to challenge the whitewater of the New, Gauley, and Greenbrier rivers. Twenty-two guide companies operate on the rivers. Biking Off road or on, West Virginia is the East's premier biking destination.
Experts compare it to Utah, the nation's top bike tourist region.
A state trail system is in development. Golf Lovers of the links are within an hour of 17 courses, including three at the world-famous Greenbrier. Five world-class courses grace Raleigh County. Hunting Hunting is a way of life here, so facilities are advanced and cabins are found throughout the area. Game include black bear, turkey, whitetail deer, squirrel, grouse, bobwhite, cottontail rabbit, mink, fisher, beaver, bobcat, woodchuck, weasel, and red and grey fox.