MonongahelaNationalForest:Developedcampgrounds,picnicareas,andvisitorcenters.

BlackwaterFallsStatePark:NamedforthefallsoftheBlackwaterRiverwhoseamber-coloredwatersplungefivestoriesthentwistandtumblethroughaneight-milelonggorge.

CanaanValleyResortStatePark:Theparkboasts6,000acresofthemostdiversandunspoiledterraininthehighlands.

DollySodsScenicArea:Foravidexplorers,anextensiveweboftrailsareinterlacedthroughoutthewildernessarea.

GaudineerScenicArea:AscenicareaandNationalNaturalLandmarkintheMonongahelaNationalForest.

SnowshoeMountain:Hometo251acresofskiableterrain,1500verticalfeet,57trailsandthebestsnowaround.

CassScenicRailroadStatePark:RunselevenmilesfromCasstoBaldKnob.

GreenbrierRiverTrail:A77-milelongformerrailroad,nowusedforhiking,bicycling,ski-touring,horseback-riding,andwheel-chairuse.

WatogaStatePark:10,100acresofrecreationalactivitiesincludinghiking,swimming,fishingandboating.

DroopMountainBattlefieldStatePark:ThesiteofWestVirginia'slastsignificantCivilWarbattle.

BeartownStatePark:107acreslocatedontheeasternsummitofDroopMountain

StartingoutfromElkins,thescenicdriveheadsinanortheasterlydirectionthroughtheMonongahelaNationalForestonU.S.Route48/219.Thefirststopisoneofthemostpicturesquedestinationsinthestate.

Forsteam-drivenlocomotivefans,severaltrainexcursionsleavefromCassandvaryfromtwotofourhours.Ifyou'renotintotrainsortrainrides,youmaywishtotourthehistorictownofCassandgrababiteoflunch.TheGreenBankObservatoryinPocahontasCountycontinuesitssearchforextraterrestrialintelligence.Visitorsaretreatedtoguidedbustoursofthetelescopes,includingthelargestmovingtelescopeintheworld.

Althoughit'spossibletodrivethisbywayrouteundersixhours,withsomanyparks,serendipitousstopsandhistoricsitestoenjoy,bywaytravelersshouldplanonspendingmultipledaysinthePotomacHighlands.

TripLength:Roughly200miles,plussidetrips

BestTimeToGo:Yearround.

WhatToWatchOutFor:Whiledriving,watchoutforcyclistsanddeer.

MustSeeNearbyAttractions:

WestVirginiaDayCelebration-CanaanValleyStatePark(June)

LeafPeepersFestival-Davis(September)

MountainStateForestFestival-Elkins(October)

SenecaRocksRecArea(nearFranklin)

AmericanMountainTheater(Elkins)

Ready,set,go!

IfWestVirginiais,asitsresidentsrhapsodize,"almostheaven,"thenthehillsandhollowsofthePotomacHighlandsaresurelyontheoutskirtsofEden.Isolatedbyruggedmountainousterrain,itrewardsvisitorswithtownsthatarefewandfarbetween,withroadwaysmadeforwandering.

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CassScenicRailroad

DroopMountainBattlefieldStatePark

MonongahelaNationalForestBlackwaterFallsStateParkCanaanValleyResortStateParkDollySodsScenicAreaElkinsGaudineerScenicAreaSnowshoeMountain

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GaudineerScenicArea

CassScenicRailroadStateParkGreenbrierRiverTrailWatogaStateParkDroopMountainBattlefieldSPBeartownStateParkLewisburg