It is not uncommon to see deer, black bears and wild turkeys all in a single day.Īny season will produce amazing results in this park, but if I had to choose just two times of the year to photograph it would be in the spring and fall. Wildlife is also abundant and due to the popularity of the park easily approached and photographed. In addition to the amazing amount of waterfalls in the park, you will also find wild canyon vistas and rocky outcrops. This amazing state park just outside of Davis, West Virginia offers up some of the best waterfall photography on the East Coast. Although the views are not quite as extensive as the Bear Rocks area, the solitude alone makes it a great trip for any shooter looking to get off the beaten path and explore some more unique views of Dolly Sods. In the southern section of the wilderness, lies the remote and much less visited Roaring Plains unit. Even deeper in the wilderness is Red Creek, which cuts a deep canyon filled with mature second growth forests, and many cascades and waterfalls along its decent. In particular, a hike on the Rohrbaugh Trail allows incredible vistas looking down Red Creek at sunset.
Keep in mind that there are far more photographic opportunities that await the adventurous photographer in the back country of the wilderness. Red Creek Campground offers campsites and bathroom facilities (although very primitive) on top of the mountain just a short distance from Bear Rocks. I prefer to camp up top which allows me to focus more time and energy on getting the shots as opposed to driving in the car. On the flip side, if you shoot sunset don’t plan on not getting down to your base camp until well after dark. It is a bit of a drive from the nearest lodging in Canaan Valley, so if you intend on being on location for sunrise, you will need to leave at least two hours before dawn. Sunrise and sunset are both excellent for capturing dramatic landscape images of the sweeping terrain, but the location can be photographed at almost any time of the day. The mix of sculpted sandstone rocks, cliffs, heath barrens speckled with stunted spruce, and a sea of mountains rolling off to the east make this location a must visit for any serious nature photographer.īear Rocks sits at nearly 4,000 feet and the landscape consists of wind-swept heath barrens, rocky out crops, and stunted spruce forests. In my opinion, there are no overlooks in all of Appalachia as dramatic as those on Bear Rocks Preserve.
Bear Rocks/Dolly Sods Wildernessīear Rocks Preserve at the north end of the Dolly Sods Wilderness offers some of the most breathtaking scenery in all of the East Coast. This article explores some of my favorite locations for landscape photography that the mountain state has to offer. In fact, I may have been the first to view many of the states hidden gems through a camera lens. Through my own exploration over the past twelve years, I have located areas only seen by the more adventurous hiker and fisherman. From the rugged and windswept plateau of Dolly Sods to the roaring waterfalls of Blackwater Falls State Park, the Appalachian and Allegheny chain of mountains form a unique landscape rich with photographic opportunity just waiting to be explored. West Virginia holds a secret! Its mountains offer some of the most beautiful landscapes in the United States.
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