Potomac Highlands · Grant County
Places to stay in Petersburg, West Virginia
Petersburg is the seat of Grant County, with about 2,400 residents, on the South Branch of the Potomac River. It is the closest town with full services to Smoke Hole Canyon and the Dolly Sods Wilderness, both well under an hour west. Seneca Rocks is well under an hour southwest on Route 28 and 55.
Places to stay in Petersburg, WV
We're still adding properties in Petersburg, WV.
In the meantime, you can also browse places to stay in Seneca Rocks , Moorefield and Dolly Sods Wilderness .
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Where should you stay in Petersburg, WV?
Stay in the center of Petersburg if you want to walk to restaurants and shops, or look just outside town for cabins and more space.
Petersburg is known for its motels, cabins and campgrounds. Until listings go live here, Moorefield and Franklin are the closest places to stay.
- Where it is
- Petersburg, Grant County, West Virginia
- Also worth a look
- Seneca Rocks, Moorefield, Dolly Sods Wilderness, Canaan Valley
- What people do here
- Fishing, Hiking, Kayaking and Canoeing, Hunting, Rock Climbing
When it gets busy
| Event | When | What to expect |
|---|---|---|
| Buck Firearms Season | Opens the Monday before Thanksgiving and runs about two weeks | Cabins, motels and hunting lodges across Pendleton, Randolph, Webster, Pocahontas and Greenbrier counties fill quickly during buck season, with many groups returning to the same places year after year. |
| Treasure Mountain Festival | A weekend in September | Pendleton County lodging is cabins and small motels around Seneca Rocks, Riverton and Franklin, and the festival fills them alongside fall climbing traffic. |
