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Welcome to the Recreation news category at West Virginia Explorer. Be sure to visit our Recreation guide for information about indoor and outdoor recreation in West Virginia.

Strange single-leafed orchid sprouts in winter woodlands in West Virginia

FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — Only the most sharp-eyed outdoor enthusiasts may have spotted this remarkable one-leafed orchid hiding in the West Virginia woodlands in winter. While...

West Virginia stocks monstrous trophy-sized trout in 44 lakes, streams

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The W.Va. Division of Natural Resources stocked 44 lakes and streams with trout in late October, and anglers who take...

New River Gorge national park boosts popularity of W.Va. motorsports route

A popular section of The Talon winds along flanks of the New River Gorge near Hawks Nest.
GAULEY BRIDGE, W.Va. — The global attention that one of America's newest national parks has garnered is boosting interest in The Talon, an exceptional...

Small game hunting, trapping seasons in West Virginia open Nov. 2,...

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Hunting and trapping seasons for several small game and fur-bearing species in West Virginia will open on November 2, 2024. Brett...

Snowshoe Mountain ski resort to open 50th season Nov. 27, 2024

SLATYFORK, W.Va. — Snowshoe Mountain ski resort in West Virginia will open for its 50th anniversary on Nov. 27, weather permitting. The announcement follows the...

W.Va. officials urge participation in early antlerless deer season

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia officials are urging hunters to participate in the state’s 2024 early antlerless deer firearms season, which will open Oct....

W.Va. Gov. celebrates expanded access to Endless Wall hiking trail

LANSING, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice and other state and federal dignitaries cut the ribbon today on an expanded parking facility established to accommodate...

W.Va. announces fall trout stockings and return of Monster Trout Contest

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia will begin fall trout stockings during the weeks of Oct. 21 and 28, along with its third annual Monster...

Pocahontas County to celebrate 50th anniversary of Allegheny Trail

GREEN BANK, W.Va.— More than 80 miles of the 311-mile Allegheny Trail wander through Pocahontas County in eastern West Virginia, a fact that the...

Officials unveil largest mountain bike trail project in W.Va. history

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — West Virginia officials have broken ground on the largest mountain bike trail project in state history. At Cacapon Resort State Park,...

New River Gorge resort in W.Va. shares industry trends in diversity

FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — From increases in diversity to an uptick in female groups, the outdoor adventure industry in the New River Gorge region in...

Did a settler survive lost in caverns beneath the Greenbrier Valley?

Is it possible that this unnamed adventurer could have survived an adventure in the caverns beneath the Greenbrier Valley?
LEWISBURG, W.Va. — One of the strangest tales to come out of Greenbrier County may be the legend of the Sinking Creek caverns. Little information...

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