Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park Nearby Attractions

Beartown State Park is a natural area of 107 acres located on the eastern summit of Droop Mountain near Hillsboro. It offers a boardwalk for a scenic hike of the unusual rock formations.

Ride this 11-mile heritage logging railroad on a vintage locomotive to one of the highest points in the state, Bald Knob. The authentic logging town has been restored and offers lodging in company houses and dining at the Last Run Restaurant.

The Cranberry Glades is the largest area of bogs, or acidic wetlands, in West Virginia. Its unique and exotic ecosystem sprawls over 750 acres.

Home of the Green Bank Telescope, one of the largest moveable objects on earth, this facility also houses a museum with interactive exhibits. Public tours are available to view the telescopes, museum, and other programming at the facility.

The Greenbrier River Trail is a 78-mile long rail trail operated by the West Virginia State Park system. Trail uses include bicycling, backpacking, cross-country skiing and horseback riding.

The Pearl S. Buck Birthplace Museum showcases the home in which the Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning author was born in 1892.

The oldest state forest in West Virginia, Seneca borders the beautiful Greenbrier River. Visitors can enjoy tent camping or staying in a rustic cabin.

Just north of and adjacent to Calvin Price State Forest, Watoga offers cabins and camping, swimming in an outdoor pool, fishing and boating in Watoga Lake, and a park nature program.