Yesterday after Joshua and I had a great lunch, we decided to check out the Edith B. Barill…read moreRiverfront Park & Trail in Star City area of Morgantown. The park is free to enjoy. There is plenty of parking. Some decking style docks along river to stroll, a gazebo, a few shelters & picnic tables (no grills) there is a very nice bathroom facility near the oversized Children's fabulous playground with swings. Plenty of signage depicting the history with photos along with name plaques for the trees. Some beautiful wildflowers and wildlife including plenty of ducks with babies. Definitely a great little place to enjoy some fresh air. There is also a shaved ice truck and you can rent paddle bikes for the river. Several nice memorials including one of President JFK

Dilapidated and dangerous playground facilities. This playground needs to be torn down. The…read morebathrooms along the rail trail are nice.

Playground, splash pad, and cure of the river. A great time for the kids. There are picnic tables…read morefor the adults and the stage is near by where they host bands and concerts.

Great view of the Mon River with boat ramps and a kayak launch. The park hosts free concerts all…read moresummer with great area talent. They also have a farmers market with plenty of parking. The splash pad is very nice.

For what it is, Oglebay Good Zoo really is a good zoo. Is it a great zoo? I think it depends on…read morewhen you visit and what you do. If you do one of the animal encounters like my family and I did, then your experience will definitely be great. We got to go into the area where the sloth and tamarins live and feed them treats! We also got to gently pet the sloth, and watch the tamarins scurry around their living area. Tamarins are super curious and playful creatures -- they kept wanting to dangle over our heads, and they also have toys that they play with. The sloth moved about, too, but very slowly, as a sloth is wont to do. I think it's cool that two different kinds of animals, sloths and tamarins, can live together peacefully. I felt very honored to be allowed into the home they share. You can also do animal encounters with porcupines, cheetahs, bobcats, maned wolves, red pandas and other creatures. Afterward, we walked around the outdoor part of the zoo, which is on the small side. Some of the animals were out, like a pack of wolves just kickin' it in the late afternoon sun. For the most part, though, the zoo was deserted. The train was not running, the activities were closed and none of the concession stands were open. We visited in the off season, though. So if you visit during a month that is not warm, expect a desolate outdoor experience. The indoor part of the zoo is very fun for kids, though, especially young kids. There are lots of animal exhibits to see (this is where the red panda lives). There are also just lots of fun activities and toys to play with indoors. It would be a nice place to visit on a rainy day if you have a young child.

My family had an incredible time here when we visited this week. The Good Zoo is unlike others, in…read morelarger cities, I've visited before. There are many hurt or endangered animals here, which makes this place so special. Have you ever heard of the Maned Wolf, Patagonian Cavies, White-naped Cranes, or Pallas's Cat? There's a decades-old theatre with laser light shows which is a unique experience in itself, animal interactions if you wish to pay and register, a train to ride, and more unique parts of the experience you won't find elsewhere. The employees were all very friendly, and you could tell they truly care about the work they do and the guests they support. I'd return!

It's a great place for families to be active and still have some fun! Took my girlfriend and…read morestepkid over and we had a blast!

I attended the soft opening of the aquatics center today. It's a beautiful facility and the event…read morewas well attended. This will be the go to place for swimming, diving, indoor and outdoor water park, a place for fabulous birthday parties, training and wellness. Lots of activities are planned. What great community and university collaboration!

We took our kids to see the dinosaur exhibit for our first visit and we were so thrilled! The…read moreexhibit was amazing and afterwards the kids enjoyed playing in the huge playground. We can't wait to visit again soon and see another exhibit!

One of my favorite parks in West Virginia, but they could do a little better at keeping their…read morebathrooms clean and make sure the soap and hand sanitizer is always full. I've been here a lot over the years to ride the rail trail from here to Morgantown and back and it's beautiful. I've did the tours and they are great and very insightful. It has beautiful grounds in general plus a nice gift shop. I really enjoy riding the rail trail towards Fairmont too even though it's short it's paved and the tunnel is nice and cool on a warm day. It's a great place with tons of history. Check it out and make sure to bring your bike to enjoy the rail trail and a cooler to have a nice picnic. Enjoy :D

On the way back from Morgantown yesterday Tony and I decided to stop at pricket's fort State Park…read morein Fairmont we had never been here before this was going to be a nice little afternoon adventure. The weather was lovely it was a very mild low 80° sun was Shining, flowers blooming , bees a buzzing....feels like summer finally! You found the park rather easily even though they don't have a lot of signage once you get off the interstate. The park is free to enjoy and walk around there's a couple of hiking trails and a very old cemetery. There is a really nice bathroom area near the museum and the museum is free to enjoy. There is also a gift shop. Now if you want to tour the actual fort which is a reconstructive for it which also includes the family job pricket brick house or Mansion whatever you want to call it there's a fee of $8. And seniors are six I believe. They also offer bike rental which I found to be very nice even though we were not riding bikes this day. The fort is a self-guided tour and they have people in costume to talk to show you around and answer any questions you may have. But they do not currently have a blacksmith. The job house is scheduled with a scheduled tour three times a day 11, 1 and 2:30. Since we missed the tour for the house we decided not to purchase the ticket for the fort, because the fee covers both. So our plans are to go back soon and plan our day so that way we can enjoy both the fort and the house. The staff that is working there is very friendly and will answer any questions you may have. The museum has quite a few artifacts in it and a 20 minute film talking about the fort, how it was used, and how it was very important to the frontier home life in that area at the time. I definitely highly recommend you going if you're in the area. I know Tony and I are definitely going back again. There's a lot of great things to see there, a lot of family historical information for the area, and some really neat things in the gift shop. Hope you go and hope you enjoy your day at the fort and the park.

Absolutely I recommend this zoo!! I visit a lot of zoos, this one is the best smallest zoo I've…read moreever been to. If you're expecting it to be a little zoo with small wire caged animals, you'd be wrong! This zoo is clean. You can pay a very small amount to get a decent amount of food to feed a lot of animals, including giraffes, monkeys, camels, bears, and the usual goats. There is an overlook with a gorgeous mountainous view with a small herd of bison. This small zoo packs a big punch! They even have mandrills!! And a black leopard!! As a photographer, I was glad to see glass areas on some animals to great photos! If you're on the fence about stopping here, get off and go. You won't regret it!!

We drove 2 hrs to this zoo and would do it again. I really enjoyed the exhibits. Loved the food…read morepackage for animal feedings. It wasn't overly crowded a smaller scale zoo that some others I've been too. I didn't see food option in the zoo, other than an ice cream shack that wasn't open. There were picnic tables on the other side.

This is a huge park! Over 45 acres and includespool, water slides, baseball fields, playgrounds…read more(two of them!), basketball courts, and a huge soccer field. The tennis complex has six courts, two of which have lighting available. The skate park looks to be in good shape as well. It was nice to have a good walk around on the trail system and there are public restrooms available though they were locked when I visited. The larger pavilion has a grill and power outlets - it is available for rental through the county. [Review 20402 overall - 121 in West Virginia - 1381 of 2023.]