Laurel Lake Wildlife Management Area – Laurel Lake Wildlife Management Area, a 12, 851 acre area located seven miles northeast of Lenore, West Virginia. Recreation features are fishing, paddle boat rental, hiking trails, hunting and playgrounds.

R. D. Bailey Lake – is a unit in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Ohio River basin flood control system. The 19,000-acre lake is located in the rugged Appalachian Mountains of Wyoming County, West Virginia. The dam helps to reduce flood damage along the Guyandotte and Ohio Rivers, and provides several recreational activities such as fishing, hiking, horseback riding, hunting and picnicking.

Cabwaylingo State Forest is located on 8,123 heavily forested acres in southern West Virginia. The forest, located in Wayne County, gets its unique name from the four surrounding counties: (Cab)el, (Way)ne, (Lin)coln and Min(go). Cabwaylingo State Forests was one of the first parks established in West Virginia, and for years has been a vacation retreat for many.

Chief Logan State Park is a 4,000-acre recreational area with lodging, conference facilities, campgrounds, hiking trails and a variety of outdoor activities and attractions. Located four miles north of Logan in the heart of West Virginia’s southern coalfields, Chief Logan State Park is one of the most visited facilities in the West Virginia State Parks System. It is known for its annual “Christmas in the Park” drive-thru holiday light display. One item of note, the lodge and the surrounding state park are within a few miles drive from each other. Separated by a scenic mountain, guests can stay and enjoy the amenities at Chief Logan Lodge, and then take a short drive to explore the surrounding state park.