Mountain State Bird Discovery Weekend – Blackwater Falls State Park

This is the ultimate birding weekend for advanced and beginning bird watchers! The weekend is designed to see and listen to birds in scenic mountain habitats with well-known naturalist/guide Bill Beatty [Bill Beatty Nature] and Janice Runyan of Wellsburg, WV. Blackwater Falls State Park is one of West Virginia’s best birdwatching regions. Along with nearby Canaan Valley Resort State Park, Canaan Valley Wildlife Refuge, Dolly Sods Wilderness Area, Otter Creek Wilderness Area and other locations, the park is well-known as a dynamic birding mecca especially for high elevation and high latitude birds.

Accommodations (lodge rooms, cabins, or camping) are available by contacting Blackwater Falls State Park at (304) 259-5216 or by making reservations online.

Final details of event not available at time of posting. Watch the website for an update or contact Harold Walters Nature Center at (304) 259-5511 after March 1, 2025.