Cranberry Mountain Nature Center — Attraction in West Virginia

What a wonderful place and great staff We visited this location in the offseason. It is situated at the intersection of WV 39 and WV 150. Driving through the intersection off of WV 150 takes you into the entrance of the park. The street is called Cranberry Vista and winds up the hill and into a couple of fair-sized parking lots. The challenge with visiting on the off-season is that it may be closed. Please check your dates and whether it is open when you visit. We were very lucky because after we parked and tried the door, we saw the sign that it was closed but a very nice lady who happened to be working inside came to the door and explained about the nearby parks and gave us suggestions as to places to visit like the Glades (just down the road). There are many places to see from this location that are not very far by car. It is a great place to start your exploration of the area. I plan to return during the season just to visit the shop and center but I would still recommend this place due to our wonderful experience with their excellent staff who cared enough to open up and talk to us even though they...

We always make a stop here when we're in the area! They have a nice gift shop, a fun area to learn about nature inside, lots of fun for the kiddos! There is a native flower garden, and they have a nice fountain out back with hummingbird feeders. There's also a level, easy trail to go to a beautiful overlook. There are signs along the way telling you about the plants, and there's lots of neat mushrooms and things to look at! "Most" Sundays at 1 pm they have a snake show, where he tells you all about the snakes in the area and you get hands on experience if you would like to pet or hold the nonvenomous snakes! He does get out the venomous snakes for you to see, but obviously it's done very safely. He tells you what to look for when identifying a venomous vs. nonvenomous snake! I definitely recommend stopping in! The staff is always super friendly!! There's also a penny press machine, so take two quarters and a penny if you want one! There are three...

My husband and I just love love love visiting the nature center,it's a awesome positive wholesome family place, I can't say enough good things about it!!!! * BUZZ,,the *Nice lady , he works with, are so friendly ,and helpful! Also my husband loves and is addicted to the pepperoni rolls, I hear they are made by a lady named *Lois , so thank you ,Lois for the tasty pepperoni Rolls,my husband is in love with your cooking LOL they are the best he said!! We always leave on a positive note better and happier people after visiting the cranberry mountain nature center!!! PS : from the trail the view is awesome!!!! A shout out to the people that work there Buzz, I forgot the other nice Lady's name, we just love you guys and hope you are safe and well!!also a special thanks to buzz for being so friendly to my husband for encouraging him to buy me a jacket and a t-shirt we will never forget that LOL buy it while he's in the buying mood!!! Thank you thank...