Every organization we link to: local tourism offices, the state and federal agencies that manage the land, the nonprofits and clubs that keep access open, and the universities doing the research.
List your business
Reach people who have already chosen West Virginia and are deciding who to book. Placement is matched to the activity and region you serve, and every paid listing is labeled and kept separate from editorial.
Nobody lands on this site by accident. They arrive having typed something specific into Google — and what they are still working out is who to book.
Someone reading the Gauley Season guide in August is choosing an outfitter for October. Someone on the Dolly Sods page is working out where to sleep the night before. A listing puts you in front of them at that moment, on the page about the thing they are already committed to doing.
One rate, everything included
There are no tiers, no per-placement pricing and no setup fee. Every listing gets the same package.
$40 a month is the standing rate. We are running at $24 while the directory fills out, because a directory is worth more to you when it is worth something to readers. Your rate is held for as long as you stay listed.
No contract. Cancel whenever, and the listing comes down at the end of the month you have paid for.
What $24 a month gets you
Both the permanent listing and the rotating placements — not one or the other.
- A directory listing under your category, with your description, contact details and a link, alongside the park services and access organizations readers already trust.
- Premium placements across the site — on the activity pages for what you do, the region and place pages you serve, inside the long-form guides covering those trips, and on the conditions page people check before they set out.
- Trip planner matches, surfaced when a reader's chosen activity and region line up with your service area. This is the highest-intent moment on the site.
- Your own words — you write the headline and description, and nothing goes live until you have seen it and agreed to it.
- Search visibility you do not have to build. Every page is a real indexed URL with its own structured data.
- Clear labelling. Placements carry a Partner tag and sit in their own block. Editorial rankings are not for sale, which is what keeps readers trusting the pages your listing appears on.
The searches you would be showing up in
Not "West Virginia tourism". These are the pages readers actually land on, and the question they are trying to answer when they get there.
Someone booking an October release weekend, two months out.
Somebody who has settled on the Sods and now needs a bed within reach of it.
A rider solving the two-car problem on a point-to-point.
A first-timer who will not go without someone who knows the rock.
End of a day on the river, deciding right now.
An ATV group that needs parking, a wash station and a bed.
Who is reading
A small, specific audience
Visitors arrive on an activity, region or place page rather than a homepage. They have chosen a destination and are working out who to book for a guide, a shuttle or a room.
Out-of-state trip planners
The audience skews toward people driving in from Washington, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Columbus and Charlotte, who need local knowledge they do not have and will pay someone to supply it.
Repeat, season-driven visits
Whitewater, foliage, ski and stocking seasons bring the same readers back each year, so a listing is seen again every time they plan another trip.
Every kind of business the directory covers
The same rate applies to all of them. If yours is not listed here, choose the closest match on the form and tell us — the categories grow with the directory.
- Whitewater rafting outfitters
- Kayak, canoe and SUP liveries
- Tubing liveries and shuttles
- Fishing guides and fly shops
- Marinas and boat rentals
- Hiking and backpacking outfitters
- Climbing guides and instruction
- Bike shops, rentals and shuttles
- Stables and horseback outfitters
- Hunting guides and outfitters
- Multi-sport guides and adventure resorts
- Shuttles and trailhead transport
- Ski areas and resorts
- Ski and snowboard rental, tuning and lessons
- ATV, UTV and dirt-bike rentals
- Off-road lodging and trailside camps
- Hotels and motels
- Cabins, lodges and inns
- Campgrounds and RV parks
- Glamping, yurts and treehouses
- Vacation rentals and farm stays
- Bed and breakfasts
- Restaurants and diners
- Breweries, cideries and distilleries
- Coffee shops and bakeries
- General stores and provisions
- Outdoor gear shops
- Gear rental and repair
- Spas, hot springs and wellness
- Zip lines, aerial parks and via ferrata
- Commercial caverns and cave tours
- Guided tours, photography and wildlife trips
- Farms, orchards and agritourism
- Attractions and heritage sites
- Golf courses and resort play
- Maps and trip-planning apps
Common questions
Do I pay before you have accepted me?
What exactly am I paying for?
Is the discount real, or is $40 a made-up number?
Can I buy a better editorial ranking?
What do you need from me?
When does it go live?
Do you take a commission on bookings?
What if I want to change the wording later?
Create your listing
Fill this in and you are done — we do not need a phone call first. Everything you write here is what readers would see, so you decide the wording. We read it, approve it — usually the same day — and send you a payment link. The listing goes live by itself once that payment clears. $24 a month, 40% off the standing $40 rate. Nothing is charged through this form.
Thanks — that came through
We have your listing. Next: we read it and approve it, usually the same day, then email you a payment link. Your listing goes live on the site the moment that payment clears — nothing else for you to do. If you have not heard back within two working days, write to peter@ahgwv.com and we will chase it.
See the directoryWest Virginia has roughly 1.5 million acres of public land and a handful of places that carry almost all of the attention. The consequence is that a great deal of very good ground sits nearly empty, usually for one of three reasons: nobody has heard of it, the road in is gated or rough, or it is undeveloped and has nothing to advertise. Those are the places below — of them across regions.