Mountaineer Country · Preston County
Places to stay in Kingwood, West Virginia
Kingwood is the seat of Preston County, with about 2,900 residents, on the plateau above the Cheat River canyon. The Preston County Buckwheat Festival draws large crowds to town each September. Morgantown is well under an hour west and the Cheat River whitewater put-ins at Albright are a short drive south.
Places to stay in Kingwood, WV
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Where should you stay in Kingwood, WV?
Stay in the center of Kingwood if you want to walk to restaurants and shops, or look just outside town for cabins and more space.
Kingwood is known for its motels, cabins and bed and breakfasts. Until listings go live here, Albright, Rowlesburg and Terra Alta are the closest places to stay.
- Where it is
- Kingwood, Preston County, West Virginia
- Also worth a look
- Albright, Rowlesburg, Terra Alta, Morgantown
- What people do here
- Whitewater Rafting, Fishing, Hiking, Mountain Biking, Hunting
Nearby attractions
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Coopers Rock Overlook
A stone-walled overlook in Coopers Rock State Forest about 1,200 feet above the Cheat River canyon, a short walk from parking off I-68 exit 15. The forest covers roughly 12,700 acres.
When it gets busy
| Event | When | What to expect |
|---|---|---|
| Spring Whitewater Season | Snowmelt and rain-driven, March through May | Demand is short-notice and clusters on weekends when the gauges come up, so Preston County and Fayette County cabins book inside a week rather than months ahead. |
| WVU Football Home Games | Six or seven Saturdays from early September through late November | Morgantown sells out for every home game, with two-night minimums and rates several times weekday levels, and the Pitt and other rivalry games are the hardest. |
| Preston County Buckwheat Festival | Thursday through Sunday of the last full weekend in September | Kingwood has very few rooms, so the festival pushes visitors to Morgantown, Bruceton Mills and Oakland, Maryland. |
| Mountaineer Balloon Festival | One weekend in October | The festival usually shares a weekend with a WVU home game, which is what actually closes out Morgantown. |
| West Virginia Wine and Jazz Festival | A weekend in August | It falls before the football season starts, so Morgantown rooms are available but downtown and Suncrest hotels tighten on the Saturday. |
