Rock Climbing on Summersville Lake

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For years as I drove up and rt 19.I wondered what the heck are all cars doing parked in a small lot next to the highway.Well one day I was board and decided to go find out.I was surprized to see these guys hanging off the side of a cliff.As I stood there in amazment [...]

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Cliff Diving Ban on Summersville Lake

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  General Guidelines for Cliff Diving Ban Give general information regarding cliff diving, including height restrictions. General Guidelines pursuant to Cliff Diving Ban at Corps Lakes The following are general guidelines pursuant to 25 May 2007 cliff diving/jumping ban at Huntington District lakes: · Entering the lake from a height greater than one’s own is [...]

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Summersville Lake’s Battle Run Campground

Atractions

Battle Run Campground on Summersville lake  is  located 9 miles  south of Summersville,  on Summersville lake.This is the  largest lake in West Virginia.The water quality is excellent,in fact it is clear as a bell.The bottom can be seen in depths up to 25 feet.Making it a great scuba diving spot.The  sheer sandstone cliffs make Summersville [...]

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Dining in Summersville without a plastic fork

Dining

Eating out doesn’t always mean fast food. Here is a list of a few of near by restaurants worth stopping by. Country Road Inn Civil War-era farmhouse serves homemade pastas, breads, and rolls. Delight the palate with spaghetti, lasagna, fettuccine, eggplant, beef or chicken cacciatore, veal parmesan, and homemade sausage. Along with a selection of [...]

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A brief History of Nicholas County,Summersville

History

 Nicholas County was initially created by an act of the Virginia General Assembly on January 30, 1818 from parts of Greenbrier, Kanawha and Randolph counties. The county’s boundaries, however, were disputed and altered to its current status by another act of the Assembly on January 29, 1820. The county was named in honor of Wilson [...]

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Carnifex Ferry Battlefield State Park

Activities

Battle of Carnifex Ferry took place on September 10, 1861, in Nicholas County, Virginia (now West Virginia), as part of the Operations in Western Virginia Campaign during the Civil War. The battle resulted in a Union victory that contributed to the eventual Confederate withdrawal from western Virginia. The campaign helped pave the way for the [...]

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Hampton Inn of Summersville,WV

Lodging

The Hampton Inn hotel in Summersville is just minutes from the Gauley River, one of the finest rafting rivers in the world. The water is released from another treasure here in town: Summersville Lake. As the largest lake in West Virginia, Summersville Lake affords a wealth of entertainment, from skiing to scuba diving.

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Dominic’s Italian Chop House of Summersville

Dining

This is by far the best restaurant in Summersville…..bar none! Chef Joe Re, former proprietor of Smokey’s On The Gorge was voted by the Food Network as one of the Top 10 Best Restaurants in the country. Now Chef Re has has opened his new restaurant Dominic’s Italian Chop House in downtown Summersville, WV, where [...]

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The Comfort Inn of Summersville

Lodging

The Comfort Inn hotel is conveniently located on rt 19 and is close to local attractions,Including many restaurants, movie theater a local shopping plaza and  of coarse Summersville Lake, Summersville Dam. Additional area points of interest include New River Gorge Bridge.Outdoors enthusiasts will enjoy white water rafting, water skiing, boating, fishing, nature areas, hiking trails, [...]

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Babcock State Park

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The Old Gist Mill in Babcock State Park West Virginia is one of the most recognized Photo op sites of West Virginia. Babcock state park is probably the most desired destination of fall leaf peepers in West Virginia because of the unique old fashioned setting that the grist mill and surrounding forest provides.

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