Regions in West Virginia

9 regions

E

Go where you feel alive.

Pay attention to the places that pull you in without explanation.

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

Somewhere between here and nowhere.

The spaces in between are often the most memorable.

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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Find your way.

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

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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Stop when something catches your eye.

Those moments tend to matter more than the planned ones.

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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Keep it easy.

The best days usually come without pressure or overplanning.

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

Leave room for the unexpected.

The best parts of a trip rarely show up on an itinerary.

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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Keep it easy.

The best days usually come without pressure or overplanning.

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 the long way.

The best parts of the trip are usually the ones you didn't plan.

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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