Buckhannon

Buckhannon is a city of 5,725 people in West Virginia, and the only incorporated community in Upshur County. It was established in 1816 and named for Buckongahelas, a Native American chief of the Lenni-Lenape tribe who often hunted around the area, and whose name was often mispronounced by English settlers as "Buckongehanon".

Get in

Buckhannon is located on US-33 between Weston and Elkins.

See

• 1 West Virginia Wildlife Center, 163 Wildlife Road, French Creek (Route 20, 12 miles south of Buckhannon), ☏ +1 304-924-6211. Open daily from 9AM-5PM. A modern zoological facility displaying native and introduced state wildlife, with a 1.25-mile interpretive trail through a mature hardwood forest. 
• 2 Audra State Park, 8397 Audra Park Rd (near the town of Audra). Has a lively creek and a boardwalk that enters a passage below a sandstone overhang called Audra Cave. (updated Jul 2024)

Do

• West Virginia Strawberry Festival, ☏ +1 304-472-9036. Downtown Buckhannon. Held the third week in May since 1936. Parades, a carnival, fireworks, helicopter rides, arts and crafts exhibits, quilt show, photography show, souvenir shop, band competition, car show, live entertainment, a strawberry auction and a sweetest berry contest. 

Learn

• 3 West Virginia Wesleyan College, 59 College Avenue, ☏ +1 304-473-8000. A liberal arts university founded in 1890, with 36 academic majors including biology, business, education, political science and psychology. (updated Jul 2024)

Eat

• 1 Whistle Stop Bar and Grill, 23 N Spring St, ☏ +1 304 472-4104. Bar and grill (updated Jul 2024)
• 2 C.J. Maggie's, 16 E Main St, ☏ +1 304 472-2490. American food (updated Jul 2024)
• 3 Las Trancas Mexican Restaurant, 8 N Florida St, ☏ +1 304 472-4424. Mexican food (updated Jul 2024)
• 4 Mizu Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi, 221 S Kanawha St, ☏ +1 304 472-5505. Japanese food (updated Jul 2024)
• 5 Sam's Pizza, 9 Southfork Plaza Dr, ☏ +1 304 472-0281. Pizza (updated Jul 2024)

Drink

• 1 Stone Tower Brews, 5 E Main St, ☏ +1 304 306-9586. Coffee shop (updated Jul 2024)

Sleep

Hotels and Inns

• 1 Bicentennial Inn, 90 E Main Street, ☏ +1 304-472-5000, toll-free: +1-800-762-5137. On-site restaurant called the 88 Restaurant. 
• 2 Colonial Motel, 24 N Kanawha Street, ☏ +1 304 472-3000. 14 hotel rooms, 21 motel unites, and 3 efficiency suites. Built in the early 1900's and known locally for its friendly atmosphere. $35-50. 

Go next

• Weston is about 20 minutes west on US-33.
• Elkins is about 30 minutes east on US-33.
• Clarksburg is about 40 minutes north on I-79.

Routes through Buckhannon

Columbus ← Weston ←

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→ Elkins → Harrisonburg