I know this area well! Over 60 years ago my parents began bringing our family “back home” for vacations and holidays. My father was raised on Woodrow mountain and moved to Columbus OH to find work as a young man. My grandfather was a black bear guide for hunters and a forest ranger. Fred and Ada lived in a log cabin near Day Run campground. I spent many summers picking blackberries and apples with my mother and Grandmother. We also did many fishing trips for mountain trout and Dad taught us kids how to catch them with our hands by draining the mountain streams. We have so many memories. Grandma had no luxuries. She cooked on a wood burning stove three times a day and drew drinking water from the stream by the cabin. So many memories and stories we lived ! I thank God for this experience, to see how to survive with only the basics of life!

Bill you are living it up , i envy you my brother. I always love your vid. Wow the Appalachian mountains are great.

Glad to find out about this.

I'm a 56yr West Virginian. My family and I have enjoyed the Highland highway and Cranberry Wilderness for most all my life. It is a wonderful place to hike, fishing and family fun.

Well done William, well done.

I rode this highway last Sunday and made a video. Very nice.

Having grown up in Richwood, I spent lots of time in the Cranberry Wilderness, or Cranberry Backcountry as it was back then. I also spent a lot of time on the Scenic Highway accessing trails between Cranberry and Williams Rivers.

I gotta show the wife this video and make plans to go here

Fantastic timing on this video. We'll be staying in the Lewisburg area for the West Virginia state fair in August. I've been planning day loops of about 150 to 200 miles and this will definitely be part of them. West "by God" Virginia here we come !

I am a native of Webster co. Most of our young go to this Scenic hwy to learn to drive when the Williams River is open. If you are ever in Webster county, visit the Addison center in Webster Springs. If Williams River is ever open, try the fishing. Its great. You really need to see the honeycomb rocks on the scenic just before you turn off to Williams River. The are amazing.

Absolutely beautiful ! There’s sections where you think you’re in Canada ! Wife and I rode on our motorcycle a few years ago we had no cell service the entire route just don’t break down up there !

Trying to find a road adventure for a couple of days in WV. Thanks for the informative video.

I highly suggest visiting during fall peak, you will not be disappointed

Lived in Richwood West Virginia, raised my kids out there. I'm back in California where my family is from, and I love love love this video!! Thank you bunches

Wish that was my back yard !!!

Richwood Ramp Festival next month!! WOOOO HOOOOO my favorite. Great food great people excellent atmosphere. When your finished eating go into the Forest. Love this video been going here for decades out of Charleston. Highland Scenic Highway the rest areas all the way up the mountain are great. Have a picnic lay out in the sun. It's great up there. Take his advice fill your tank up in Marlinton or Richwood before you head it. Different world up there nothing like it. Thanks for the great video.

You can go into there from Willians River, pretty that way to, gravel road, best trout streams in the eastern US, the cherry river, Williams river, cranberry river. My home stomping ground

From WV. First time I was on it was in 2010. My son took me on it. He had been on it several times. It is a beautiful area. Thanks for posting.

I grew up in Nicholas county and I went there every chance I got . beautiful

Drove about half of this in October, will be back on the Harley to ride it all next summer!

Amazing video. We live in Huntington and have always wanted to visit. This is the push we needed!! Thanks!!

I'm betting the lepitoptera are intense in these areas! Glad you're getting out there Bill.

Okay, you got me. I did not know about this scenic highway. I believe you have shown us some of the most beautiful videos I have seen of WV. I am so glad you are able to travel and video these awesome views. I have often wondered, do you carry extra gas for your truck when you go on these adventures that are so remote?

I'm always looking for a great scenic drive. This is wonderful but I will be taking a scenic drive just to get to this scenic drive. I live in W. MD.

My girls were just there this weekend. I was baking in Texas 🥵

I wish i could have enough time off work to drive halfway through this highways distance , get out of the car and , go get lost " for a week or 2 .

Hello Juan!

just upload video of the ghost town of Brooklen west Virginia its A reupload from march

Why is it called, "Cranberry Wilderness"? I thought cranberries grow in bogs.