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Attractions near Despard

From Despard, 32 mi to Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium

All of it lies outside: 7 places within 40 miles, none inside Despard. The commonest are 2 gardens, 2 zoos & aquariums and a stadium & arena. Around 18K people visit Friendship Hill National Historic Site each year. Beyond the town, Dolly Sods Wilderness sits 55 mi away.

Attractions nearby
24
within 60 miles
The big one
55 mi
Dolly Sods Wilderness
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Ski areas
4
Canaan Valley Ski Resort
Park & preserve · 55 mi east

Dolly Sods Wilderness

U.S. Wilderness Area in West Virginia.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Where to go

The 7 outside town cluster to the northeast.

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Orange: Despard. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

Every place to visit

Nothing is inside Despard itself; these 24 are within 60 miles.

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Despard → · Despard’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Dolly Sods Wilderness: Valerius Tygart, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Fort Necessity National Battlefield: Wilson44691, CC0 · Spruce Mountain: Valerius Tygart, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Deep Creek Lake: Gohens84, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Monongahela National Forest: Valerius Tygart, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Grave Creek Mound: Shonebrooks, CC0 · Blackwater Falls: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant), CC BY-SA 2.5 · WesBanco Arena: Jgera5 at English Wikipedia, CC0 · Oglebay Park: Morganismysheltie (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Canaan Valley Ski Resort: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Friendship Hill National Historic Site: The original uploader was ScottyBoy900Q at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · West Virginia Independence Hall: Nyttend, Public domain · Earl L. Core Arboretum: Darren Ringer, CC BY-SA 2.5 · West Virginia State Wildlife Center: Brian M. Powell (user Bitmapped on en.wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Beauchamp-Newman House: mjswisher79, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Prabhupada's Palace of Gold: Henrydoktorski, Public domain

Know a spot visitors miss?Locals know the overlook without the crowds and the diner the tour buses skip.
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