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| Beartown State Park |
hiking, geologic & botanical interest
A boardwalk leads visitors through the labyrinth of mossy boulders long known as Beartown. Fern, rhododendron, and other shade-loving flora of the Allegheny highlands grow profusely among its eroded sandstone avenues. The park is notably near Watoga and Droop Mountain state parks and Cranberry Glades in the Monongehela National Forest.
U.S. 219 south of Hillsboro
1-800-CALL-WVA
Web site: Beartown State Park
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| Hanging Rock Lookout |
hiking, overlooks
Like the cresting peaks of a giant wave, the sandstone cliffs atop Peters Mountain lean forward, threatening to break across the Greenbrier Valley. Upon this summit at 4,000 feet sits Hanging Rock lookout, a firetower that has been converted into a watch for migratory birds. A three-mile access trail follows the summit ridge east from a high gap on Route 15. The trail is part of the Allegheny Trail, which intersects the Appalachian Trail 16-miles farther.
Website: Hanging Rock Raptor Observatory
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| Lost World Caverns |
guided cave tours
Near Lewisburg, Lost World Caverns descends into the labyrinth of limestone caves beneath the region. Self-guided and private tours lead visitors 235 feet below the cave's natural entrance, past stalagmites, flowstones, curtains, and other fantastic formations. Good walking shoes and a jacket are all that are required. Private expeditions lead explorers into the cave's distal areas beyond. Call in advance. Open daily 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. May 15-Labor Day, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Labor Day-Thanksgiving. Closed Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's.
1-800-CALL-WVA
Web site: Lost World
Caverns
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| Organ Cave |
guided cave tours
Near White Sulphur Springs, Organ Cave was discovered in 1704, was explored by Thomas Jefferson in 1791, and once hosted religious service for General Robert E. Lee's troops during the Civil War. Guided tours take visitors through cathedral-like passages, past calcite formations through a preserved saltpetre excavation. Good walking shoes and a jacket are all that are required. Cave temperature remains 55 degrees year round. Open 9 a.m. til 7 p.m. April 1-Oct. 31. Opens 10 a.m. til 5 p.m. Nov. 1-March 31. Opens 1 p.m. Sundays.
1-800-CALL-WVA
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