The Resort at Glade Springs

Though West Virginia is known for its wild and wonderful places to take a more rugged vacation, it is no stranger to higher-end accommodations like The Resort at Glade Springs. Perched in the Allegheny Mountains, the 4,100-acre, full-service resort offers 200 hotel rooms as well as suites, villas and cabins with up to six bedrooms. While the resort is home to a fitness center, bowling alley, hair salon, game room, four restaurants and more, it really shines when it comes to outdoor recreation options in the fall. 

September is a particularly good time for golf as it’s cooler and the courses are in great shape. Mid-October is generally the peak of fall foliage season with the resort campus bathed in brilliant golds, reds and oranges. The Cobb Course has been named one of the top five in West Virginia by Golf Digest and includes 18 holes of scenic and challenging play. 

Mallard Lake is a great spot to spend an afternoon with the family, taking in the changing foliage along the water, casting a line or catching a glimpse of the ducks, geese and deer that call the area home. The resort also offers several activities that allow visitors to get outside no matter their age or skill, such as disc golfing, archery, geocaching, pickleball and more. Hiking under the fall leaves in the region is a must, and the resort is ideally situated near both New River Gorge National Park & Preserve’s Grandview area with its five hiking trails and Little Beaver State Park, which is 5 miles from the resort and has 17 paths. 

Back at the resort, enjoy an autumn afternoon in Town Square. This open-air space in the center of the resort grounds has a handful of yard games as well as play spaces for kids. Before heading back to your room, top off the night at the Town Square bonfire. 2400 Ritter Dr., Daniels, West Virginia 25832, 844/668-5760, gladesprings.com