Regions in West Virginia

9 regions

E

Find your way.

There's no single right route, just the one that fits you.

Eastern Panhandle

The Eastern Panhandle is West Virginia's narrow finger reaching east toward the Potomac and the DC metro orbit — three…

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H

Stay a little longer.

Rushing through a place rarely does it justice.

Hatfield-McCoy Mountains

The Hatfield-McCoy Mountains region covers the southern coalfields along the Tug Fork and the upper Guyandotte — five counties (Boone,…

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M

Let the road decide.

Plans are useful, but flexibility is where the real discoveries happen.

Metro Valley

Metro Valley covers the urban core of West Virginia — four counties (Cabell, Kanawha, Mason, Putnam) tracking the Kanawha River…

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Stay curious.

A small detour can turn into something worth remembering.

Mid-Ohio Valley

The Mid-Ohio Valley covers the seven counties — Calhoun, Jackson, Pleasants, Ritchie, Roane, Wirt, Wood — that wrap the middle…

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More road, less rush.

There's no need to hurry through something worth experiencing.

Mountain Lakes

Mountain Lakes covers the central Allegheny country built around a cluster of Army Corps reservoirs — seven counties (Braxton, Clay,…

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Simple trips are often the best.

You don't need much for a place to leave an impression.

Mountaineer Country

Mountaineer Country covers the seven counties — Barbour, Doddridge, Harrison, Marion, Monongalia, Preston, Taylor — that fill north-central West Virginia…

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N

Keep moving.

Even slow progress opens up new places and perspectives.

New River/Greenbriar Valley

The New River and Greenbrier Valley region is the southern mountain heart of West Virginia — eight counties (Fayette, Greenbrier,…

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Simple trips are often the best.

You don't need much for a place to leave an impression.

Northern Panhandle

The Northern Panhandle is West Virginia's narrow strip running 60 miles up the Ohio River between the Pennsylvania and Ohio…

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P

Take less, experience more.

What you carry matters less than what you notice.

Potomac Highlands

The Potomac Highlands cover the high mountain country of eastern West Virginia — eight counties (Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Mineral, Pendleton,…

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