Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Brenda J. Pritt Executive Director

Randolph County Convention & Visitors Bureau

1035 N. Randolph Avenue, Elkins, WV 26241

Ofc: 304-636-2780 Fax: 304-636-2780
Toll Free:
800-422-3304

E-Mail:

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RCCVB 2008
Board Members:
Chelly Depp
Gordon Blackley
Julia Elbon
Judy Guye
Jimmy Hammond
Jill Jeffries
David Kesling
Kenneth Nazelrod
Diane Noel
Tom Regan
Kenny Sexton
Barbara Storey
Douglas Tuning
Gary Wileman
HC 70
Davis, West Virginia
(304)-866-3858
https://www.fws.gov/canaan
valley/
Cost: Free

A 6,700 acre refuge located within the 14 mile long, five mile wide Canaan Valley, the highest valley of its size east of the Rocky Mountains. The refuge is the largest freshwater wetland area in southern Appalachia, established to protect the valley’s extensive ecosystem which includes many unusual and rare plants. More than 580 species of plants and 290 species of mammals, birds, reptiles and fish are resident in the area.

Directions:
Go North from Elkins on US-219 [Randolph Ave] for 34.7 miles
Turn RIGHT (South) onto SR-32 [Spruce St] for .4 miles
Keep STRAIGHT onto SR-32 for 3.3 miles
Road name changes to Camp 70 Rd

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