Dolly Sods Wilderness

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• David Fielding

  04 November 2017

  Only 2.5 hours from Metro Washington, this is a unique and magical place I've returned to many times over the last 30 years. It spoils you, the extraordinary variety of terrains, flora and fauna. Open plains of brilliant blueberries, spruce and hardwoods, there is beauty in every square foot of this place. Lichen and moss, grasses and native wildflowers vary from the open plains (sods) to the dense spruce and rhododendron forests. The streams throughout the Dolly Sods Wilderness, as a result of the shelf-like geology of the rock (for lack of a scientific desc.) create wonderful multi-level waterfalls with caves behind the falls.
  
  The other great sights in this area are Bear Rocks, always worth a walkabout and the stunning and dramatic Seneca Rocks. There are numerous cabin rentals, campground, tee pees, motel rooms, etc. at every price point (lower scale, of course).
  
  IMHO, this area of West Virginia is one of the most beautiful places on the East coast, rivaling (rather complementing) Bar Harbor, ME. It's always the first place I think of when I want to hike, camp, climb, or just hang out in an area with absolutely no cell service, no internet and no TV channels.

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• Scottie Patton

  11 October 2017

  Great place to experience. We backpackers the northern section, Bear Rocks area at the oncoming of Fall. SEPT 22 and really the colors were past peak so go little earlier in my opinion. NO problems there but do pay attention to your water supply and resources.

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• Lou Poulas

  25 September 2017

  Truly wonderful wilderness area. Yes, this place is meant for hiking and backpacking, and it is remote and lovely.

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• Nick Wise

  25 September 2016

  One of my favorite places to backpack

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• Bill

  02 August 2016

  If you don't plan on hiking, don't go here. There's nowhere to go in a car, road isn't paved. It's wilderness, not a park.

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• Katelyn H. Bowles

  09 May 2016

  amazing trailsthis place is stunning.

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• James Nichols

  18 January 2016

  I love this place. I camp here annually in the summer and pick fresh blueberries. This area is very beautiful.

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• Zach Tan

  15 September 2015

  Best backpacking place on the Earth

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