Bike along meandering country roads, river-winding rail trails or truly technical single tracks down steep mountainsides. Lie back and watch sparkling night skies, or look all around you for diverse botanical wonders. Admire mile after mile of unspoiled splendor in every season - from breathtaking mountain vistas to quiet glades of rhododendron and bird song. Relax in thousands upon thousands of acres of well-kept state parks and national forests.
Nature is always nearby in West Virginia.
For the Adventurer in You Whitewater rafters discovered West Virginia's rivers in the early '60s. The centuries have brought waves of different peoples. Native Americans used these hills as a hunting ground. Antebellum spa visitors flocked to the mineral springs that still bubble in the mountains. Union and Confederate armies fought fierce battles here.