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Tamarack is the nation's first statewide collection of handmade craft, art and cuisine showcasing The Best of West Virginia. From furniture to glass, or pottery to Appalachian quilts, Tamarack features West Virginia's best handcrafts, regional specialty foods, live performances, craft demonstrations and theater. Our Taste of West Virginia food court, managed by The Greenbrier, serves delectable meals and desserts.
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 Camp Washington-Carver is a beautiful retreat listed on the National Register of Historic Places. More than 10,000 people attended events this year at the camp, which serves as the state's mountain cultural arts center. Each season features events chosen to preserve the arts and traditions of yesterday while perpetuating those of today. Programs like the African-American Heritage Arts Camp and the Appalachian String Band Festival, along with the camp's Great Chestnut Lodge, the largest log structure of its kind in the world, make this site a favorite place for Mountain State festivities.
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The Greenbrier River Trail is a 78-mile long rail trail operated by West Virginia State Parks . Trail uses include bicycling, backpacking, cross-country skiing and horseback riding. A packed, crusher run surface coupled with a mere 1% grade creates an ease of riding that allows cyclists, young and old, to enjoy the many breathe-taking views. The trail closely mirrors its namesake, the Greenbrier River , for most of its length offering trail users countless opportunities for swimming and fishing in the Greenbrier Valley . |
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 The Exhibition Coal Mine is the largest and most popular coal heritage destination in the region. Traveling 1500 feet beneath the hillsides of New River Park, visitors will be carried along the track in authentic "man cars" to actual old working areas of the coal mine. Stops throughout the tour explore the history of low-seam coal mining from the hand-loading days into the era of modern mechanization. You can also tour the Coal Company House, Superintendent's Home, Pemberton Coal Camp Church, and the Helen Coal Camp School.PO Box 2514Beckley, WV 25810
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 This mysterious mind-baffling Mystery Hole was unclosed for public view around the middle of the year 1973, and is probably the best kept secret in WEST VIRGINIA or maybe in the whole U.S.A., ... no one really knows for sure. You'll see, feel, and hear some of the most unusual things as you coast along on this short, sweet, almost free, ten minute trip that will intrigue you all the rest of your life. Open April thru October.
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Camp Washington-Carver
