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.
Know before you go
- Opens later than any other course in the state, typically June
- Ball flight is noticeably longer at this elevation
- Combines with the Snowshoe bike park in summer
What you can do here
At around 4,000 feet the ball carries noticeably farther, so club selection here will not match what works at home. The layout crosses steep terrain with substantial elevation change between holes. This is the highest course in the state and the last to open, typically June, with the season running roughly through September — check dates before booking a spring trip.
The course pairs with the Snowshoe bike park in summer, which is how most people put a day together on this mountain. Nothing in the record describes riding on the golf property itself. Confirm bike park operating dates separately: at around 4,000 feet the mountain runs late, and the course itself typically does not open until June.
Local organizations
The course is not a walking property in the hiking sense — steep ground, substantial elevation change between holes, and a short summer season at around 4,000 feet. Trail walking in this area belongs to the Snowshoe side of the mountain, which the record connects to the course through the bike park. Ask the resort what is open and when.
Local organizations
Guides, gear and lodging near Raven Golf Club at Snowshoe
Place-level placement for operators within range of this trailhead, put-in or crag.
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Bear Rocks Preserve
The northern edge of the Dolly Sods plateau, owned by The Nature Conservancy: bare Pottsville sandstone slabs, one-sided spruce sculpted by prevailing wind, and blueberry heath dropping east into the Allegheny Front with a 3,000-foot view over the Potomac Highlands.
Spruce Knob
At 4,863 feet, the highest point in West Virginia and the high point of the entire Allegheny range.
Seneca Rocks
A 900-foot fin of near-vertical Tuscarora quartzite standing above the North Fork of the South Branch — the most recognizable rock formation in the eastern United States and the only true summit in the East that can only be reached by technical climbing.
Seneca Creek Backcountry
A network of trails below Spruce Knob following Seneca Creek through spruce and northern hardwood to a series of waterfalls, the largest around 20 feet.
Blackwater Falls State Park
A 57-foot falls where the Blackwater River drops into an eight-mile canyon, its water stained amber by hemlock and spruce tannins.
West 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.