Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Marsh Fork Falls, West Virginia

Twin Falls Resort State Park, West Virginia

Marsh Fork Falls is the easiest of the two waterfalls in the park to reach. It is accessed by a fairly level paved pathway from a parking area off the main road through the park. However, the views from the path are not as good as those you will get by making a hard steep scramble down to the base of the falls.

Both waterfalls in the park are about 20 feet high, although they are on different streams and facing opposite directions. The Marsh Fork Falls faces east, so is best photographed early in the day when it is in the sun. There is a pool at the base of the falls, and the entire area is heavily decorated with rhododendron and mountain laurel, which bloom from June through early July. It is very pretty any time of year, but water flow is much less during late summer and fall.

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