Lost River Valley
Food scene
The Guesthouse Kitchen & Bar is a modern farmhouse setting with American inspired dishes and drinks. It's great for special occasions with dinner reservations on the weekends. They also host community events & gatherings too.
37 locals recommend
Guesthouse Lost River
288 Settlers Valley WayThe Guesthouse Kitchen & Bar is a modern farmhouse setting with American inspired dishes and drinks. It's great for special occasions with dinner reservations on the weekends. They also host community events & gatherings too.
A historic Lost River General Store with its café and bakery serving artisan beer and wine, sandwiches, soups, salads, and house-smoked, pulled pork BBQ. Enjoy the locally made, hand dipped ice cream.
19 locals recommend
The Lost River General Store
6993 WV-259A historic Lost River General Store with its café and bakery serving artisan beer and wine, sandwiches, soups, salads, and house-smoked, pulled pork BBQ. Enjoy the locally made, hand dipped ice cream.
An organic farm market and from-scratch bakery. We love their strawberry rhubarb pie! This nonprofit gives local high school students the opportunity to gain real-life work experiences. Open Thursdays through Sunday.
23 locals recommend
Wardensville Garden Market
28813 WV-55An organic farm market and from-scratch bakery. We love their strawberry rhubarb pie! This nonprofit gives local high school students the opportunity to gain real-life work experiences. Open Thursdays through Sunday.
A modern general store that's nationally recognized by food & travel media outlets. Shop for locally-made and American-made products. We love their from-scratch cranberry scones & biscuits, and to see the new art inventory! Check for Saturday Bar-ish hours too.
28 locals recommend
Antiques Etc
295 E Main StA modern general store that's nationally recognized by food & travel media outlets. Shop for locally-made and American-made products. We love their from-scratch cranberry scones & biscuits, and to see the new art inventory! Check for Saturday Bar-ish hours too.
Activities
Enjoy meditation and yoga classes at a local yoga studio barn with views of the mountain. Enjoy class for $10 per class, or $7 for seniors. Class schedule and updates are often shared on the Lost River Yoga Facebook page.
The Inn at Lost River
7015 WV-259Enjoy meditation and yoga classes at a local yoga studio barn with views of the mountain. Enjoy class for $10 per class, or $7 for seniors. Class schedule and updates are often shared on the Lost River Yoga Facebook page.
Guests love the 1-mile walk, swim in the sandy beach area, kids playground, and fishing. Please note there's a $8 cash entrance fee, and it doesn't accept the annual America the Beautiful Park Pass.
23 locals recommend
Trout Pond Recreation Area
814 Trout Pond Campground RdGuests love the 1-mile walk, swim in the sandy beach area, kids playground, and fishing. Please note there's a $8 cash entrance fee, and it doesn't accept the annual America the Beautiful Park Pass.
Lost River State Park is nearly 4,000 acres. You can play frisbee golf, hike, ride horses, and enjoy the well-maintained state park. The Cranny Crow/Big Ridge hike or the Cranny Crow Overlook is beautiful!
47 locals recommend
Lost River State Park
321 Park DrLost River State Park is nearly 4,000 acres. You can play frisbee golf, hike, ride horses, and enjoy the well-maintained state park. The Cranny Crow/Big Ridge hike or the Cranny Crow Overlook is beautiful!
Hiking
Park at the Halfmoon Mountain trailhead off VA23/10 Trout Run Road 38.98936, -78.65707. This will make for a shorter 6.5 mile hike up the Halfmoon Mountain Trail to the ridge and intersection of the Halfmoon Mountain Overlook Trail. Bring your own water bottle(s), snacks, a map, and a daypack.
Source: https://www.hikingupward.com/GWNF/HalfmoonMountain/
Halfmoon Mountain
Park at the Halfmoon Mountain trailhead off VA23/10 Trout Run Road 38.98936, -78.65707. This will make for a shorter 6.5 mile hike up the Halfmoon Mountain Trail to the ridge and intersection of the Halfmoon Mountain Overlook Trail. Bring your own water bottle(s), snacks, a map, and a daypack.
Source: https://www.hikingupward.com/GWNF/HalfmoonMountain/
Two hikes starts at the Wolf Gap Recreation area. Big Schloss is a 4.4 mile hike with great views. Big Schloss is a bit more well known and tends to be more crowded than Tibbet Knobb, which is about 3.1 miles.
Source: https://www.hikingupward.com/GWNF/BigSchloss/
Source: https://www.hikingupward.com/GWNF/TibbetKnob/
30 locals recommend
Wolf Gap Recreation Area
Two hikes starts at the Wolf Gap Recreation area. Big Schloss is a 4.4 mile hike with great views. Big Schloss is a bit more well known and tends to be more crowded than Tibbet Knobb, which is about 3.1 miles.
Source: https://www.hikingupward.com/GWNF/BigSchloss/
Source: https://www.hikingupward.com/GWNF/TibbetKnob/