Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge, Davis

Name: Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Address: 6263 Appalachian Hwy, Davis, 26260-8061, United States
Telephone: +1 304-866-3858

#2 among attractions in Davis

Natural attraction, Nature and wildlife, Park, Valley

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Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge (address: 6263 Appalachian Hwy) is a place located in Davis (West Virginia state) and belongs to the category of natural attraction, nature and wildlife, park.

It is situated at an altitude of 3238 feet, and its geographical coordinates are 39°2'44"N latitude and 79°26'46"W longitude.

Among other places and attractions worth visiting in the area are: Canaan Valley Resort State Park, Monongahela National Forest (park, 37 min walk), White Grass Ski Touring Center, Monongahela National Forest (winter sport, 58 min walk), Canaan Valley, Monongahela National Forest (natural attraction, 117 min walk).

Elevation: 3238 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 39°2'44"N, 79°26'46"W

Address

6263 Appalachian HwyDavis 26260-8061 United States

Contact

+1 304-866-3858

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Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Elakala Falls, Canaan Valley Resort State Park, Dolly Sods Wilderness, White Grass Ski Touring Center.

5.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Elakala Falls, Monongahela National Forest
130 min walk • The Elakala Falls are a series of four waterfalls of Shays Run as it descends into the Blackwater Canyon in West Virginia. They are within Blackwater Falls State Park and are quite popular among photographers, with the ease of access for the first waterfall, and the relatively low traffic of the other waterfalls in the series.
1.4 miSW
Park
Canaan Valley Resort State Park, Monongahela National Forest
37 min walk • Canaan Valley Resort State Park is a state park in the eastern United States, within Canaan Valley in Tucker County, West Virginia.
5.2 miE
Natural attraction, Protected area
Dolly Sods Wilderness, Monongahela National Forest
133 min walk • The Dolly Sods Wilderness — originally simply Dolly Sods — is a U.S. Wilderness Area in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia, US, and is part of the Monongahela National Forest of the U.S. Forest Service.
2.3 miSE
Winter sport, Ski area
White Grass Ski Touring Center, Monongahela National Forest
58 min walk • White Grass Ski Touring Center is a cross-country skiing facility located in Canaan Valley in Tucker County, West Virginia. It originally opened in 1979 on White Grass Knob near Harrisonburg, Virginia. Two years later, the operation was moved to the site of the second Weiss Knob Ski Area.
6.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Canyon
Blackwater Canyon, Monongahela National Forest
165 min walk • Blackwater Canyon is a rugged, heavily wooded, eight-mile long gorge carved by the Blackwater River in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia, USA.
4.6 miNE
Natural attraction, Protected area
Canaan Valley, Monongahela National Forest
117 min walk • Canaan Valley is a large bathtub-shaped upland valley in northeastern Tucker County, West Virginia, USA. Within it are extensive wetlands and the headwaters of the Blackwater River which spills out of the valley at Blackwater Falls.
5.1 miNW
Natural attraction, Protected area
Blackwater Falls State Park, Monongahela National Forest
131 min walk • Blackwater Falls State Park is located in the Allegheny Mountains of Tucker County, West Virginia, US. The centerpiece of the park is Blackwater Falls, a 62-foot cascade where the Blackwater River leaves its leisurely course in Canaan Valley and enters rugged Blackwater Canyon.
4.8 miNE
National park
Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge
123 min walk • The Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge in Tucker County, West Virginia, was the 500th National Wildlife Refuge to be established in the United States.