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Fall in West Virginia
Weekly
Foliage Reports
(from the West
Virginia Division of Forestry)
Click
here to search for events. Call 1-800-CALL WVA
to listen to the weekly foliage update, beginning in late September
or to request a free travel guide, highway map and fall color
brochure.
Fall
Color Map - Weekly
Foliage Report - Story Ideas
Photos
- Driving Tours
State
Park Events - State
Park Fall Map
Nearly 80 percent
of West Virginia is forested, making it one of the most
tree-covered states in the country. Anywhere you go in the Mountain
State surely provides a colorful show.
The state's
varied topography provides a wide range of altitudes, temperatures
and tree species, making for a foliage show that starts in September
and continues into November, depending on what part of West Virginia
you visit.
Fall Color Map
Easy-to-view
fall color brochure. Easy-to-view PDF file of the
Division of Tourism's fall color brochure is suitable for browsing
and low-resolution printing. It includes a county map of West
Virginia that indicates the predicted peak foliage time for regions
across the state. Requires Adobe Reader.
Download
a printable fall color brochure. This PDF file is
the fall color brochure distributed by the Division of Tourism.
It includes a county map of West Virginia that indicates the predicted
peak foliage time for regions across the state. Requires Adobe
Reader. Note: Large file, approx. 22 megabytes.
High-resolution
fall color map. Print media are welcome to use this
magazine-quality, high-resolution EPS file. Note: Large file,
approx. 50 megabytes.
Fall Color Story Ideas
Why
do leaves change colors? The West Virginia Division
of Forestry explains why leaves change and to what colors specific
trees change.
The
hunt for red September Nearly 80 percent of West
Virginia is covered in forests, making it one of the country's
best destinations for leaf-peeping. (Word document)
All the color, none of the hype West Virginia offers
one of the best fall foliage shows in the nation, yet it's just
a short drive from the big East Coast cities. (Word document)
Fall
foliage fact sheet (Word document)
Paddlers from around the globe each fall visit West
Virginia to attempt to tame the mighty Gauley River. Spectacular
scenery and even more incredible whitewater draw the world's best
kayakers and paddlers to the Mountain State each year. (Word document)
Guaranteed
whitewater Imagine rafting in a river flowing fast
enough to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool every 10 seconds.
Don't imagine -- do it on the amazing Gauley River. (Word document)
Gauley
River rafting fact sheet (Word document)
More
great story ideas An assortment of fresh
ideas from ghost tours to book fairs and ATV trails to spas. (Word
document)
Driving
Itineraries
•
Suggested
Fall Color Driving Tours by the West Virginia Division of
Tourism cover just about every region in the Mountain State, providing
a season-long glimpse at the best foliage.
•
Discover colorful art and colorful drives in Berkeley
Springs, America's first spa.
•
The
Washington Heritage Trail in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle
offers fantastic fall foliage, as well as a fascinating dose of
American history.
•
West Virginia
Adventure!
•
West Virginia
Heritage
•
Trails
for Every Traveler
Photographs
Fall
2005 select images (free for editorial use, hi-res)
Gauley
season (free for editorial use, hi-res)
Fall
photo gallery (free for editorial use, hi-res also
available)
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