Pocahontas County, Wild and Wonderful

Pocahontas County, West Virginia is home to a plethora of unique attractions! Partake in guided tours at Green Bank Observatory, home to the world’s largest steerable telescope, or take in the beauty of the Allegheny Mountains by stream-driven locomotive. With five state parks, two state forests and the Monongahela National Forest, regardless of the adventure you’re seeking to discover, you’ll find it here in Nature’s Mountain Playground.

SCENIC TRAINS

Let a historic train take you through the mountains and back in time.

Experiencing Nature’s Mountain Playground by way of a steam-driven locomotive is one of the most unforgettable memories you can make in Pocahontas County. Whether you’re young or old, traveling solo or with the whole family, a train ride here offers a once-in-a-lifetime chance to take in the rolling mountains and deep valleys of West Virginia from a unique, nostalgic vantage point.

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Snowshoe Mountain Resort

Bold, playful, adventurous, serene—just some of the Mountain’s many personalities. With three unique areas, 60+ trails and glades, four terrain parks, night skiing, and activities like snowmobiling, tubing, swimming, and backcountry adventuring, it’s a win-win-win for all..

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Greenbank Observatory

A quiet place for big discoveries.

Tucked away in the 13,000-square-mile National Radio Quiet Zone — an area protected from cell service and WiFi interference — the Green Bank Observatory is dedicated to radio astronomy. It’s home to the Green Bank Telescope, the largest fully steerable radio telescope in the world. Standing 485 feet tall with a 2-acre-wide parabolic dish, the telescope captures faint, natural radio signals emitted from deep space.