CHARLESTON, W.Va.-
West Virginia’s annual fall foliage showcase brings near-peak conditions in many counties this week.
Foliage in three Eastern Panhandle counties ranges from 80 percent to 90 percent peak, Division of Forestry officials said Wednesday.
Recommended drives include state Route 9 from Great Cacapon to Paw Paw; the George Washington Heritage Trail through Morgan County and into Berkeley County; and the mountains along the Potomac River in Jefferson County, especially in the Harpers Ferry area, the division said.
Foliage is at 85 percent peak in Monongalia, Upshur and Wetzel counties. Recommended drives include Interstate 68 to Coopers Rock State Forest and U.S. Route 33 from Buckhannon to Elkins.
In addition, foliage is at 80 percent in Fayette, McDowell, Mercer and Wyoming counties; 75 percent in Raleigh and Summers counties; and at 70 percent in Braxton, Clay, Lewis and Nicholas counties.
Foresters report foliage in most other lower elevation areas of the state range from 50 percent to 60 percent peak.
