North Bend State Park hosts Winter Wonder Weekend Jan. 17-19
Plant the seeds of fun, conservation, and education during Winter Wonder Weekend at North Bend State Park Jan. 17-19. Activities will include sled riding...
W.Va. state parks offer veterans discount Oct. 29-Nov. 16
The West Virginia State Parks system is giving back to men and women who have served in the military by offering a special discount...
Guests not likely to notice Canaan management transfer
The July 1 transfer of management of Canaan Valley Resort State Park to a second hospitality-management company won't likely result in obvious changes, according...
W.Va. park courses offering expanded access packages
Three state park golf courses in West Virginia are providing guests full-season 2014 passes that include lodge stays, meal discounts, and access to other...
Park program adds fishing line receptacles on New, Gauley rivers
GLEN JEAN, W.Va. — Nine popular fishing spots along the New and Gauley rivers in southern West Virginia now have receptacles for anglers to...
May is a magical month in the Alleghenies at Canaan Valley
May is a magical month in the Canaan Valley, where visitors may stroll fields of Allegheny wildflowers while being serenaded by songbirds. Officials at its premier...
Monarch butterflies need your help at Cacapon State Park
BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va.—Volunteers are being recruited to help monarch butterflies by participating in Cacapon Resort State Park's monarch research study Friday, July 26, beginning...
Reputedly haunted portrait spooking visitors at W.Va. museum
Of more than 400 artifacts collected in this museum of the paranormal in West Virginia's "city of the dead," one is attracting more attention...
Forest fire burning southeast of New River Gorge Bridge
UPDATE (9:47 a.m., 4-24-2014): The fire that swept the wall of the New River Gorge southeast of the New River Gorge Bridge was 90...
Bluestone State Park reopened following high water on lake
UPDATE (May 31, 2017): Bluestone State Park has reopened following its closure over Memorial Day weekend. Due to high water from flooding on Bluestone...
Chelsea Ruby: What makes West Virginia #AlmostHeaven to me
West Virginians—and everyone who loves West Virginia—I have a small but very important favor to ask: This month, take a few minutes to tell...
"Almost Heaven" vacation packages to be given away hourly June 20
In celebration of West Virginia’s 154th birthday, the state Division of Tourism will give away a vacation package every hour on Tuesday, June 20.
The...
