The Lodge, rustic cabins and outdoor teaching areas in this remote setting are conducive to adventure. Other outdoor activities include hiking, biking, caving, trail rides and fishing. Meals focus on natural foods, and evening activities heighten the enjoyment of this mountaintop vacation. All programs include lodging, meals and instructional materials. Bear Mountain can design custom programs for small businesses, public and private schools, families and organized groups to include team-building, environmental awareness, hiking and more.
Special rates are available for schools and groups.
Guests may accompany a workshop participant for lodging and meals only. Its predecessors and successors operated in Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and Ontario. Several passenger cars have been restored and are used to interpret the railway experience at special events in Clifton Forge and over several states. The premier restored passenger car is the dining car Gadsby's Tavern. The Society, which has more than 2,700 members in 50 states, produces the annual Chessie Calendar, carrying on an unbroken tradition begun by the railway in 1934.