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304-258-1300 / 304-258-5555 Fitness center passes, personal training, yoga, aquatic, aerobics, step & Kickboxing sessions. Birthday parties, gymnasium & conference room rental available with wireless network & television display (with advance notice). Getaway Packages: Fitness Center Two Day Pass $20.00 / per person One Week Membership $25.00 / per person Combination Packages: (classes & schedule of events can be found on website at www.rankin-fitness.com) Fitness Center Two Day Pass and one fitness class $30.00 Fitness Center Two Day Pass and two fitness classes $38.00 Fitness Center Two Day Pass and a one hour session with certified personal trainer $50.00 One hour of personal training $35.00 Fitness Center Two Day Pass and two one hour sessions with a certified personal $75.00 Groups of 8-10 one hour yoga session $100.00 Host a Birthday Party in Gymnasium $125.00 Conference Room w/Flat Screen TV & Wireless Network $50.00 / hour |
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(304) 258-1196 33 North Washington Street Daily 11:30-9 Great food and friendly service. Eat in tavern, cafe or gallery surrounded with local art. *Weekend and Holiday Reservations Strongly Recommended. |
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MORE THAN JUST A MOVIE THEATRE! Enjoy a movie at the Vintage Star Theatre. First-run films in a vintage, Depression-era movie house in the heart of town. |
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The Red Guitar Saturdays from 8-10pm, smoke & alcohol free. 304-258-3809 |
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After your arrival and you check into the cottage, you many want to visit one of our local food markets for supplies. |
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Leisurely Stroll through Berkeley Springs State Park. Perhaps you arrived in the early afternoon and are looking for some activities. Visit “The Square” area of Berkeley Springs and enjoy the Berkeley Springs State Park where you can see for yourself where the warm mineral springs naturally bubble up, sample the sparkling and abundant natural water, wade in the soothing mineral springs as the colonials did since the mid 1700s or swim in the community pool. |
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At 10 a.m., there are readings from Washington's journals and letters at the Morgan County Library in a restored brick Victorian in the center of town. |
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Historic Movie Theater. See a movie at The Depression-Era Star Movie Theater. It lights up the block north of the springs with its neon marquee. A traditional neighborhood mom and pop movie house with the best popcorn in four states, the Star shows a movie every weekend night. |
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Treasure seekers delight in three antique malls, specialty shops packed with gifts and collectibles, resort boutiques, and galleries. Auctions and flea markets are standard weekend fare. |
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Walking Tour. Enjoy the fresh air and take a walking tour of the Berkeley Springs State Park that’s located in the square of downtown Berkeley Springs. Learn more about the history of Berkeley Springs and the famous guests who used to frequent our charming small town. Treasure and Walking Tour brochure guides can be picked up at the Visitor’s Center (from the office of Berkeley Springs Cottage Rentals, 120 Independence St., go to the stop sign at the intersection of Washington St. and Independence St. make a left onto Washington St. go to the first traffic light at the Town Square, get into the left hand turn lane, turn left onto Fairfax St. got to the end of the center island divider, just past the end of the divider on your left hand side is the Visitor Center at the intersection of Fairfax St. and Green St.) or at Berkeley Springs Cottage Rentals Office. |
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(304) 258-2021 42 Independence St 10-8 Monday-Thursday, 8-9 Friday-Sunday. Closed Wednesday. Delicious American/Italian home cooking. Outdoor dining also available |
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Hiking Map of Cacapon State Park. |
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Hiking Map of Sleepy Creek Wildlife Management Area |
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Members of the Berkeley Springs Community are currently establishing an electronic copy of the trail maps for hiking areas in the Sleepy Creek Wildlife Management Area to include the Tuscarora Trail. However, you can purchase a hard copy of the Tuscarora Trail for a fee of around $6 at Nature’s Niche in downtown Berkeley Springs or you can order a map of this area (please click on picture to the left). YOu may also check this |
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Check out the canoeing and tubing trips on the Potomac River from Hancock Maryland (located only 5 miles north of Berkeley Springs) at Potomac Outdoor Expeditions. |
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Approximately 11 miles, 15 minutes Directions from Downtown Berkeley Springs o Continue thru the stoplight, you will see a Sheetz Gas Station on your RIGHT. o Continue thru the next stoplight, the County Court House is on your RIGHT and The Berkeley Springs State Park is on your left. There is a museum at the park that tells the history of Berkeley Springs and the famous people who used to frequently visit our Warm Springs. You can also enjoy the refreshing warm springs that run through the park. o At the next STOPLIGHT, Make a LEFT onto HIGHWAY 9 WEST towards GREAT CACAPON. (At the fourth stoplight in Berkeley Springs, you should see a Dollar General Store and a 7-Eleven Store on your left at the stoplight; make a left onto this road, its highway 9 West). o Stay on HIGHWAY 9 WEST through the Town of GREAT CACAPON. After driving for about 5 miles you will come to a road side view called the Panoramic View; also the Panorama Restaurant is very good! o Continue down the hill into the town of Great Cacapon. o Make a LEFT TURN directly after Doris’s Deli onto ROCKFORD ROAD. ROCKFORD ROAD is PAST the second church on your left, there is a green street sign labeled ROCKFORD ROAD. o Proceed on ROCKFORD ROAD for about 3.5 miles and go across the one lane low water bridge. o This is a public stream access area, please park where you can find available parking |
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Approximately 20 miles, 30 minutes Directions from Downtown Berkeley Springs: o Take 522 SOUTH towards Cacapon State Park o Continue past the stoplight for the McDonalds and Food Lion (on your right) o Continue past the Dairy Queen (on your right) o Make a LEFT onto ROUTE 13 (Route 13 is directly past the “All American Ice Cream” shop on your left) o Follow this road (Route 13) for about 15 miles § Pass Spriggs Road (left), there is a dangerous sharp curve past this road, please be careful! § Pass over two – 1 lane bridges § Continue passed Greenwood Elementary School (on your left) § Pass Packing Shed Road (on your left) o Turn LEFT onto SHANGHI ROAD (you will see a brown and white sign with a fish and shooting picture) o Follow this road (Shanghi Road) up to the top of the mountain, it’s quite a scenic drive o Continue past the public shooting range o You will see the lake near the base of the mountain |
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Approximately 25 miles, 30 minutes Directions from Downtown Berkeley Springs |
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River Riders, Inc Rt. 3, Box 1260, Harpers Ferry, WV 800/326-RAFT http://www.riverriders.com/ Blue Ridge Outfitters P.O. Box 750 Harpers Ferry, WV 304/725-3444 Historical River Tours RR 3, Box 1258 Harpers Ferry, WV 304/535-6649 N/A |
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Amazingly flat and beautiful long bike trails next to the C&O canal towpath that was created by paving over old unused railroad tracks. No need to bring your own bikes. Rent them affordably and then ride them right on the 21 mile Rail Trail adjoining C&O Bicycle or ride on the even longer C&O Canal towpath. Choose from recumbent bikes, cruisers, tandems or regular bikes. |
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Take an afternoon and enjoy our local golf courses in the surrounding Berkeley Springs Area: Enjoy the golf course at Cacapon State Park: "The challenging championship golf course, designed by the famous golf course designer Robert Trent Jones, Sr., makes prime use of the rolling foothills at the base of the ridge." |
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Visit the 6,600-yard, par 72 Woods Mountain View Championship Course highlights our recreational offerings. For a quick round after meeting all day, try our Stony Lick 18 hole mid-length course—which has some of the most beautiful and challenging holes of golf at The Woods Resort. |
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304-258-4230 *Now Privately Owned and Operated Stables Hours Services Are Offered Currently Vary Due to Transition |
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From Easter through Thanksgiving, mountain trail rides originate from Cacapon State Park. One of the most popular rides starts in the state park and crosses along the top of Cacapon Mountain for 10 miles to the historically and geologically prominent Cacapon Rocks. With its spectacular views of the Cacapon River Valley, the Rocks were a common destination for 18th and 19th century riders, George Washington wrote often of his daily rides there. |
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Visit the Panorama Overlook located west along Rt. 9 approximately 3 miles from Berkeley Springs. A pull-off provides a scenic view of three states and two rivers rated by National Geographic as one of the five best in the East. The scene also encapsulates America's transportation history showing the C&O Canal on the Maryland side of the river and the B&O Railroad on the West Virginia side. |
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Cacapon Mountain Overlook at Cacapon State Park Just a short drive up the rugged Cacapon Mountain guests can enjoy an outstanding view of the valley below beholding Cacapon State Park. The overlook is accessible by vehicle May through October. Adventurous hikers can access this view year round. Prospect Peak Scenic Overlook: now known as the Panorama Overlook This overlook is easily accessible by vehicle off the park on Route 9 where there is a roadside pull off. Once visited frequently by George Washington this headland overlooks the Potomac and Great Cacapon Valleys and three states; WV, PA, MD. |
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A Tradition of Arts & Culture In the 18th century, Bath (today’s Berkeley Springs) was the new country’s only fashionable spa town. Traveling preachers complained that those taking the waters preferred touring actors. David Hunter Strother, known as Porte Crayon was an outstanding 19th century sketch artist and one of America’s first travel writers. He owned the 500-room Berkeley Springs Hotel and entertained other writers including the great American author Washington Irving who visited Berkeley Springs and was introduced to lawn bowling. Cottagers and hotel guests in Victorian Bath enjoyed professional bands and often staged amateur theatricals. An Opera House was built in 1902 and movies were first shown there in 1909. The spa town’s history has always been an alluring topic for study. In Berkeley Springs today history and culture are routinely part of daily life, considered essential for the community's well being.There is an award-winning arts council, several galleries and a community of more than 125 working artists, musicians and authors with more settling here daily. |
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Visit the Ice House Artist's Co-op, a unique gallery showcasing and selling the work of more than 30 local and regional artists. Open weekends (and Fridays during the season) the Co-op Gallery is housed at the Ice House, home of the Morgan Arts Council and center for visual and performing arts of all media. The Ice House is located in the heart of historic Berkeley Springs, one of the 100 best small art towns in America. |
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Since 1987, free concerts in Berkeley Springs State Park every Saturday in July and August at 5:30pm have been MAC's signature program. Families sit on blankets, children wade in the run, and senior citizens line up their lawn chairs under the trees. Professional musicians perform music ranging from reggae and steel drums to swing, blues and jazz. |
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Housing a rare Cassegrain telescope, the cedar-sided observatory with rotating dome is open for scheduled public viewing and star shows. On a ridge about 10 miles south of Berkeley Springs on Winchester Grade Road, next to Greenwood School. (304) 258-1013. |
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Berkeley Springs Bowlerama 7 miles South on Rt 522 304-258-1815 Hours: Daily 12 lanes of 10 pin bowling with cosmic bowling on Fri and Sat nights. |
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Dining with a View. (304) 258-9370 Rt 9 West 3 miles from town. Open Wed-Sat 4-10pm & Sunday 3-7pm Where everyone gathers for fresh regional food simply prepared and beautifully presented in a warm, friendly atmosphere overlooking the mountains. |
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800 South Washington Street Berkeley Springs 304-258-1100 Small owner-operated restaurant with great homestyle food. Dine In or Carry Out. |
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Take time to drive some of the scenic self-guided driving trails. From the time he was sixteen through the reading of his will in 1799, George Washington ate, slept, owned land and bathed in and around Berkeley Springs. Established in 2000 as a National Scenic Byway, the Washington Heritage Trail's 80-mile western segment through Morgan County highlights more than a dozen places that figured in our first president's attraction to the area around the warm mineral springs. Places are marked on the accompanying map beginning on the eastern boundary of the county. |
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Take time to drive some of the scenic self-guided driving trails. From the time he was sixteen through the reading of his will in 1799, George Washington ate, slept, owned land and bathed in and around Berkeley Springs. Established in 2000 as a National Scenic Byway, the Washington Heritage Trail's 80-mile western segment through Morgan County highlights more than a dozen places that figured in our first president's attraction to the area around the warm mineral springs. Places are marked on the accompanying map beginning on the eastern boundary of the county. |
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Rodeo fans can enjoy sanctioned events at the outdoor Triple B Arena along historic Sir Johns Run. Held on Sunday afternoons, activities feature team sorting, barrel racing and team roping. Occasional special events include country music concerts and full-scale rodeos. |
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One block from the warm springs in an historic building. Treatments include facials, pedicures, manicures, and various wraps. Massage -- ranging from therapeutic to aroma-stone and raindrop therapy to reiki and reflexology -- is an art form at Atasia. Berkeley Springs’ healing waters fill private whirlpools, generate steam in the new Eucalyptus Steamroom, and provide a luxurious rinse from 5 showerheads to complement mud treatments and sugar scrubs. Atasia is the dream of master massage therapist, Frankie Tan, who designed and built the spa with its unique blend of Asian and western decor. All of Atasia’s therapists are licensed in their specialties. 1-877-258-7888. |
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There are sand beaches and lake SWIMMING with lifeguards in season at Cacapon State Park. The public swimming pool in Berkeley Springs State Park is open daily from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Coolfont has a year 'round indoor pool or please contact Berkeley Springs Cottage Rentals for a cottage that has either a community lake or outdoor pool access. |
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Just an hour away from Berkeley Springs, is a small recreation area, The Cove, in Gore, VA. MotoCove 540-858-2882 980 Cove Rd. Gore, Virginia 22637 See rules before coming to Motocove Open 7 days a week, 8AM to dark $25 per person, per day |