Destinations · West Virginia
Buckhannon
WV · 38.9939, -80.2319
Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, Rich Mountain Backway and Northwestern Turnpike are 3 of 4 signed byways within 30 miles of Buckhannon, West Virginia.
Get in
Buckhannon is located on US-33 between Weston and Elkins.
The drives · Designated roads lead.
4 scenic drives near Buckhannon
Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Buckhannon. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.
- 01
Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike
National Scenic Byway · starts in town
Runs through George Washington and Jefferson National Forest and Monongahela National Forest.
- 02
- 03
- 04
Little Kanawha Parkway
State scenic byway · 25 mi out
Day-trip loops
Ready-made loops for Buckhannon are growing. What is within reach is measured today; plan a live day trip and the engine routes it now.
Within reach
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
Scenic byways
- Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike · inside · national
- Rich Mountain Backway · 13 mi
- Northwestern Turnpike · 20 mi
- Little Kanawha Parkway · 25 mi
Public land
- Monongahela National Forest · 20 mi
Campgrounds
- Stuart Day Use Area and Campground · 25 mi
- Bear Heaven Campground · 30 mi
Named places
- Buckhannon Mural · 0 mi
- Upshur War Monument · 0 mi
- Jawbone Park · 0 mi
- Stockert Youth Center Recreation Area · 0 mi
- Stockert Youth Center · 0 mi
- Buckhannon City Park · 1 mi
- North End Youth Center · 1 mi
- Fred Brooks Park · 1 mi
A day out of Buckhannon, planned on real roads
The engine starts from town, weaves the byways and verified stops around it, and hands back an honest schedule — zero hallucinations.
Take the scenic way to Buckhannon.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.
More day-trip bases nearby
- Weston · 13 mi
- Bridgeport · 21 mi
- Clarksburg · 21 mi
- Grafton · 27 mi
- Shinnston · 28 mi