Location: West Virginia in USA
Nearest Airport:
Pittsburgh, PA at 90
Miles
Car: necessary
Canaan Valley is a unique ecosystem in this part of the world. It is as if a piece of New England or Canada was plopped down into West Virginia. It's the highest elevation valley east of the Mississippi. Summers bring little humidity - temperatures rarely past the 90's, and cool refreshing evenings. Canaan's autumn leaves rival New England's brilliance and diversity of color. This area is also unusually remote for the 'East Coast'. You can hike in gorgeous remote places for hours and not see a soul - nor a man made structure. The Canaan Valley Wildlife Refuge is the habitat for over 150 bird species and a major flyover in the Fall. Other attractions include the Canaan Valley Resort and ski slopes, Blackwater Falls State Park, Timberline Resort, the historic mountain towns of Davis and Thomas featuring Mountainmade.com with its fine arts and crafts , the Purple Fiddle with its unique alt -country music and the Whitegrass Cross country Ski Center and Organic Cafe.