Attractions/Events

Pendleton County and the Potomac Highlands region offers travelers much more than a peaceful, scenic drive through the mountains.  The area is also home to a wide range of attractions and annual festivals throughout the year for our residents and visitors.  The following list of links will provide you with a sample of more than 60 major attractions and events within a two hour drive of Peeper Pond Farm.  For additional event listings, please view the Town Planner Calendar website.  We encourage everyone who views our website to explore our resources and discover why we are a great place to live, work, vacation, and play.

Attractions:

• Allegany Museum – A heritage museum – Downtown Cumberland, MD
• Augusta Heritage Center – A West Virginia folkways heritage center – Davis & Elkins College – Elkins, WV
• Blackwater Falls State Park – WV’s highest waterfall & the 1,000 foot deep canyon it carved – Davis, WV
• Bryce Mountain Ski Resort – Basye, VA
• C & O Canal Trail & Visitor’s Center – Canal Place – Cumberland, MD
• Canaan Valley State Park & Ski Resort – Davis, WV
• Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge – Davis, WV
• Cass Railroad State Park – Ride to the top of Bald Mountain (4,800 feet above mean sea level) – Cass, WV
• Cumberland Downtown Heritage Walking Tour – Cumberland, MD
• Dayton Farmer’s Market – Mennonite shopping & antique mall – Dayton, VA
• Dolly Sods & Bear Rocks – A geologically unique rock formation with great views – a must-do for kids – Maysville, WV
• Eagle’s Nest Outfitters – West Virginia wouldn’t be wild & wonderful without them – Petersburg, WV
• Explore More Discovery Museum – A children’s discovery museum – Harrisonburg, VA
• Fort Harrison – Frontier fortified home – Dayton, VA
• Fort Mulligan – A former Civil War fort – Petersburg, WV
• Frontier Culture Museum & Village – Staunton, VA
• George Washington National Forest – Brandywine, WV Day Use Area (swimming, hiking, picnicking)
• Harpers Olde Country Store – Seneca Rocks, WV
• Heritage Museum – Dayton, VA
• Ice Mountain Preserve – Vents in the mountain generate cold air and ice into the summer months – Slanesville, WV
• John C. Wells Planetarium – Harrisonburg, VA
• Landes Arts Center – Petersburg, WV
• Lost River Artisan’s Cooperative & Farm Museum – Lost River, WV
• Lost River State Park – Lost River, WV
• Massanutten Ski Resort – McGaheysville, VA
• Mountain Rail Adventures – Several trains & routes to choose from – Durbin & Elkins, WV
• Mountain Trail Rides – Canaan Valley, WV
• National Jousting Hall of Fame – Mount Solon, VA
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory – Green Bank Telescope & Science Center – Green Bank, WV
• Natural Chimneys Regional Park – Unique geologic formation that serves as a backdrop for annual jousting tournaments – Mount Solon, VA
• Nelson Rocks Outdoor Adventures – Judy Gap, WV
• New Market Battlefield Military Museum – A Civil War battlefield museum – New Market, VA
• Pendleton County Committee for the Arts – Theatrical organization – Franlkin, WV
• Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad – View the eagles in the 1,000 foot deep Trough – Romney to Petersburg, WV
• Saville Art Gallery – Downtown Cumberland, MD
• Seneca Caverns – Riverton, WV
• Seneca Rocks Discovery Center – Includes the historic Sites Homestead – Seneca Rocks, WV
• Silver Lake Mill – Dayton, VA
• Sinks of Gandy – famous cave formed by a creek that runs through a mountain – Osceola, WV
• Smoke Hole Caverns – Cabins, WV
• Snowshoe Mountain Ski Area – Largest ski resort in the Mid-Atlantic – Snowshoe, WV
• Spruce Knob – Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area – WV’s highest point (4,863 feet above mean sea level), rock climbing on 900 foot sheer cliffs, and the 1,000 foot deep Smoke Hole Canyon – Pendleton County
• Timberline Ski Resort – Davis, WV
• Valley Brethren-Mennonite Heritage Center – Harrisonburg, VA
• Valley Turnpike Museum – Harrisonburg, VA
• Virginia Quilt Museum – Harrisonburg, VA
• Warner’s Drive-In Theater – Pendleton County’s only movie venue (May-September) – Franklin, WV
• Western MD Scenic Railroad – Canal Place – Cumberland, MD
• Yokem’s Seneca Rocks Stables – Offers horseback rides up the Seneca Rocks trail – Seneca Rocks, WV

Major Annual Events & Festivals:

• Allegany County Fair – Third week in July – Allegany County Fairgrounds – Potomac Park, MD
• Burlington Apple Harvest Festival – First weekend in October – Burlington, WV
• Christmas Festival of Lights – Welton Park (Thanksgiving through New Year’s) – Petersburg, WV
• Colonial Trades Fair – 4th Saturday in June – Fort Harrison – Dayton, VA
• Cumberland Holiday Historic House Tour – 2nd weekend in December – Cumberland, MD
• Dayton Days Heritage Festival – 1st Saturday in October – Downtown Dayton, VA
• Del Fest – A major Bluegrass music event – Memorial Day Weekend – Allegany County Fairgrounds – Potomac Park, MD
• Hampshire County Peach Festival –  First weekend in August – Romney, WV
• Hardy County Heritage Days – Learn about Hardy County’s Civil War heritage – 3rd weekend in September – Moorefield, WV
• Highland County Maple Festival – Every 2nd and 3rd weekend in March, Highland County, VA celebrates its maple sugaring heritage – Monterey, VA
• Highland County Fair – End of August into early September – Monterey, VA
• Mountain State Forest Festival – One of the longest running festivals in WV – Events scheduled throughout September and October – Elkins, WV
• Pendleton County Trout Fest – Celebrate the arrival of spring in Pendleton County – First weekend in May – Franklin, WV
• Rockingham County Fair – Around the 2nd – 3rd week of August – Harrisonburg, VA
• Ruddle Park Jamboree – Outdoor bluegrass concert – Labor Day weekend in September – Ruddle, WV (Sorry, no website)
• South Branch Riverfest – Brighton Park, Moorefield – Saturday before Memorial Day
• Spring Mountain Festival – Last weekend in April – Petersburg, WV
• Treasure Mountain Festival – Pendleton County’s premier heritage festival – 3rd weekend in September – Franklin, WV
• Tri-County Fair – Traditional Agricultural Fair begins around the last week of July – Petersburg, WV
• Wardensville Fall Festival – 3-day event/Craft fair – Second weekend in October – Wardensville, WV
• Wintertide – Christmas Festival- Monterey, VA – First full weekend in December