Climbing Near Nutter Fort, West Virginia

From the Ohio River Valley in the northern panhandle to the majestic Cheat Canyon, the Northern West Virginia region offers a wide variety of climbing opportunities in beautiful settings! As a part of the Cheat Canyon, Coopers Rock State Forest holds a lifetime of climbing! The gritstone is exceptionally solid and sits peacefully in the dense West Virginia forest. The Cheat Canyon has an abundance of amazing rock that will keep you coming back again and again and again! And up in the northern panhandle there are boulderfields that are well worth a stop, so from Wheeling to Parkersburg to Morgantown get out and explore what northern West Virginia has to offer! The areas listed here are accessed by the beautiful scenic West Virginia highways and byways!

Area adjacent to the falls Walk to falls and look around

Once the site of a lumber and grist mill community, Valley Falls State Park is a place of scenic beauty and historical significance. A series of four picturesque falls created by the dark, rushing waters of the Tygart Valley River distinguish this 1,145-acre park. In addition to its scenic charm, Valley Falls State Park offers miles of hiking and biking trails, fishing and a small collection of good boulders. Specifically the boulders are above the river on the ridges and takes a little effort and steep hikes are common to get to them! It is the little brother of Coopers Rock bouldering with the same quality rock just not as concentrated and not as much! But for the Fairmont area climbers it’s pretty good!Once again all approach trails are long and STEEP! Have fun…This is a day-use park and gates open at 7 a.m. and close at dark. From Exit 137 on I-79 drive south on route 310 for 10 miles to the park (follow signs)