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North Bend $99 Getaway Escape
Trout Wrangler – Classic Fly-fishing
Blackwater Falls Ski, Stay & Play
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• Week of September 22
  • Droop Mountain Battlefield area: Traveling Routes 55 & 219, hot spots of red emerging early. Fall asters in bloom. 'It's shaping up to be a great fall' - Mike Smith, Superintendent
• Week of September 29
  • 09.29.08–Hawks Nest–Leaf color from Ansted to Lewisburg along Rte. 60 around 20% with nice spots of orange and red in maples. Rainelle, Rupert area with nice color and leaves falling. –Tom Shriver, Superintendent
  • 09.29.08– Watoga –“guests will not be disappointed with the "colors" this year.” – Ann
  • Cacapon Resort–Leaf color seems slow to change thus far. View from our observation deck on Cacapon Mountain is great. –Brad Reed, Asst. Supt. (10/1)
  • “The fall colors this year are quite vibrant, and seem to be peaking now at the highest elevations in Pocahontas County.” Dave Caplinger, Cass Scenic Railroad
• Week of October 6
  • SkyCam at Pipestem Resort offers hourly observation of fall color change. Visit the web page or come visit in person.” – Steve Bolar, Superintendent
  • Seeing alot of red everywhere. Maple trees changing to orange and red. Beautiful! About 30% change today. North Bend State Park–Denese Hughes reporting (10/6).
  • Blackwater Falls– Fall Foliage between BWF and Canaan Valley is 100%!! I've lived in the area for 30+ years and am having difficulty remembering the fall colors this vivid! – Bill Smith, Tucker County, W.Va. (10/9)
  • Lost River–Colors are coming in but I think the peak will be middle of next week. – Dee Taylor, Superintendent (10/9)
• Week of October 13
  • Now is the time for Tygart area. Seems like overnight everything changed. It is absolutely spectacular. Brennon O'Sullivan, Asst. Supt., Tygart Lake
  • Pipestem Resort–Colors are bright throughout the park and along Rt 20. A great week to take a drive. Ed Wooton, Sales Rep
• Week of October 20
  • Hawks Nest – Brrrrrrr but the colors are ablaze. The maple burgundy reds and golden yellows are special this year, mixed with the hemlock greens tint the valleys. A great time to walk the rail trail. Route 19 North Summersville and Route 60 Gualey Bridge to Summersville is great motorcycle ride (or vehicle). Tom Shriver, Supt. (10/20)
• Week of October 27
  • Hawks Nest - With old man winter providing a skiff of snow (10/27), and jack frost each morning, yields only the finest of wonderful deep hickory golds, highlighted by the burgundy oaks and final days of fancy sugar maple reds. Come up to Hawks Nest and catch the last spirit of fall in the new river gorge area. T. Shriver
• Week of November 3
  • North Bend–Still some leaves on our trees, alot of rust and yellow. Not as bright as a few weeks ago, but the tempatures will be great this week, which makes it perfect hiking weather. Denese H.
• Week of November 10