Seneca Rocks – Seneca Rocks, West Virginia - Atlas Obscura

Seneca Rocks

Seneca Rocks, West Virginia

a hike ending on impressive rock formations looking over West Virginia  

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Seneca Rocks, positioned in Monongahela Nationwide Forest, is among the best-known landmarks in West Virginia and has been famous as a scenic attraction and is well-liked by rock climbers. The rocks are a magnificent formation rising almost 900 ft above the North Fork River. Eastern West Virginia has several such formations of the white/gray Tuscarora quartzite. Seneca Rocks and the close by Champe Rocks are amongst essentially the most imposing examples. A self-guided 1.3 mile interpretive path starting behind the Seneca Rocks Discovery Heart gives the non-climber a method to attain the lofty heights of the rocks and think about the scenic valley below.

Know Before You Go

Phone service is non existent in the area so be ready to live without it. 


The hike is easy, however if you are not in great shape it will take the breath out of you. 

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