Discover West Virginia waterfall hikes perfect for August, from Blackwater Falls to hidden gems, with trail tips and cool escapes.

The falls are located where the Blackwater River leaves bowl-shaped Canaan Valley, home of another state park, two ski areas and a federal wildlife refuge, and drops into forested Blackwater Canyon, ...

Blackwater Falls is the signature attraction of its namesake park; the 57-foot-tall cascade is easily viewed from the flat, quarter-mile Gentle Trail or the steep, half-mile Blackwater Falls Trail, ...

DAVIS, W.Va. — Recreational trails are going to benefit from the announced sale of the 2,700-acre tract of land in the Blackwater Canyon from John Crites to the U.S. Forest Service. State Division of ...

THOMAS, W.Va. — A 2,700-acre tract of land which is largely the view the public gets from Lindy Point in the Blackwater Falls State Park will soon be protected in perpetuity. John Crites, owner of the ...