West Virginia has a number of great railroads to see the fall leaves, but this trip that leaves from Cass, WV is something extra special.
This 4.5 hour round trip will show you some of the most beautiful foliage in West Virginia.
You'll start your journey at the Cass Depot.
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The historic town of Cass was an old logging town with a paper mill. The area is now a state park.
From there you'll board a train pulled by a historic steam engine.
This steam engine is almost 100 years old!
The train cars are open air, so you'll feel like part of the great outdoors!
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You'll get up close and personal with all the beautiful changing leaves.
The train travels 11 miles up the mountain to the remote location of Bald Knob.
The train stops at an overlook where you can see into the valley below.
What a beautiful place to take in the fall colors!
If you want to extend your stay after the train ride, you can stay in one of the old company houses in Cass.
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For information about booking one of these houses, call (304) 456-4300.
For more information or to book this trip, visit the Mountain Rail Adventures website.
Would you like a train ride that includes camping in a caboose? Check out the Castaway Caboose trip for another great train adventure only in West Virginia.
When you're craving a thrilling adventure road trip through West Virginia, you gas up the car, hop in, and go! But where? There are so very many options. If you're having trouble mapping a good itinerary for your next adventure road trip, here's one I'm interested in trying that you might want to consider as well.
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I'm thinking of starting with a night spent at Snowshoe Resort, arriving early enough to spend the first part of the first day adventuring through Snowshoe Resort itself.
Even though it's a ski resort, there are adventures here for every season, including horseback riding, a lake, the aerial tram, and more.
Then bright and early the following morning, I'd hop in the car and head to the Greenbank Observatory. It's free, it's educational, it's a world record holder. Sounds like a recipe for adventure to me!
My next stop would be the biggest adventure of the trip, and one that's long been on my bucket list: the Via Ferrata at NROCKS. Have you done it?
After such an adrenaline inducing experience, I would need a cool down, and my cool down of choice would be this Seneca Rocks swimming hole, if the weather was warm enough.
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If not, I'd spend some quiet time sitting on a bench on the back porch of the visitor center, enjoying the view.
Finally, I'd close out the day with a quick trip to Bickle Knob Lookout Tower to catch the golden hour, a fitting end to my thrilling West Virginia adventure road trip.
There you have it, a thrilling West Virginia weekend adventure road trip (don't forget the snacks!). What do you think, doable? Adventurous enough? What would you add or change?
A fall foliage road trip in West Virginia - does it get any better than that? It's hard to go wrong when looking for a place to see the fall foliage in WV, as our whole state is covered in trees! There are some places, however, that offer especially spectacular views. Here's a road trip you can take to see some of the best fall foliage in WV. Use this interactive map to help plot your personal journey. Before you hit the road for this West Virginia scenic drive, make sure to prepare with our Road Trip Essentials Packing List and Guide.
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This map can give you an idea of how to travel from place to place, but you can click the link above to adjust the map to your needs. Are you ready to see the most spectacular fall colors in West Virginia?
1. Coopers Rock
Coopers Rock Overlook provides a fantastic view of the changing leaves. What an incredible place to see the best fall foliage in West Virginia.
2. Blackwater Falls
3. Dolly Sods
The Dolly Sods area has not just deciduous trees, but bushes as well! The ground also explodes in color during the fall in West Virginia.
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4. Seneca State Forest
Seneca State Forest is a picture-perfect place to take a walk and enjoy the fresh fall air.
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5. Plum Orchard Lake
Plum Orchard Lake will make you feel at peace with the world as you view the best fall colors in West Virginia.
6. New River Gorge Bridge
This iconic West Virginia landmark is even better in the fall. You can get a great view from the overlook near the visitor's center.
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7. Babcock State Park
The Glade Creek Grist Mill here is one of West Virginia's most photographed places, especially when the leaves are turning. You won't be able to get enough of these fall colors in West Virginia.
If you follow this fall foliage map in WV, it will take a little over 11 hours, so you'll want to split the driving up into two or three days to make sure you have enough time to see all of the best fall foliage in WV. Some of the southern locations see peak fall foliage closer to mid-October, so you could also split this into a couple of different trips.
What are your favorite things to do in the fall in West Virginia? If you'd like to experience a different fall train ride in West Virginia, try this day trip from Cass, WV.