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City in West Virginia, United States
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Richwood is a city of 1,900 people (as of 2019) in West Virginia. It used to be a lumber town - hence the name - Richwood now bills itself as a mountain vacation getaway and a convenient entry point to the Monongahela National Forest and the Cranberry Wilderness. It's also known as the Ramp Capital of the World, and hosts a yearly festival - the first of its kind in the US - celebrating the ramp, a kind of wild mountain leek with a pungent flavor that's prized throughout the Appalachians.
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Over 19,000 acres of forest spread across 10 counties in West Virginia; Richwood is in the southwestern corner of the forest, as is Marlinton in the southeast. 23 campgrounds, 17 picnic areas and over 500 miles of hiking trails. Mountain climbing, whitewater rafting, horseback riding, boating, wildlife viewing, birdwatching, big and small game hunting, and trout and fly fishingalong the Cherry River. Visitors can rent bicycles, skis or snowshoes.
WV-39/55 and US-219. A paved two-lane road which traverses the national forest for 43 miles from Richwood to just north of Marlinton, passing by Cranberry Glades, the Cranberry Wilderness, and Falls of Hill Creek. Four scenic overlooks, nearby camping, 150 miles of accessible trails.
Richwood High School cafeteria. West Virginia's longest-running ramp festival, held in late April. Features a homemade ramp supper (over 2,000 pounds of ramps, along with ham, bacon, fried potatoes, pinto beans, cornbread, sassafras tea and cake) prepared by native Richwooders, arts and crafts, music, marathon and distance run.
Held during a week in mid-August. Parade, food, live music and dancing, arts and crafts.
Open daily 6AM to 9PM. Home-cooked meals. Try the cornbread, potato soup and their homemade pies.
Try the ramp burgers - made from beef, ramps, egg and bacon - or a breakfast biscuit made with egg, sausage, potato and ramps.
27 rooms, efficiency apartments, 1 cabin, 1 working farmhouse. Fireplace, fully equipped kitchen, washer and dryer. Outfitting store on-site. Lodge $46 - 56, efficiency $125 - 150, cabin $175 (1 night), farmhouse $350 (2 nights).
33 campsites. Hiking, mountain biking, boating and trout fishing. $8.
Homemade jams, jellies and fruit butters.
Richwood is located on WV-39 in the eastern corner of Nicholas County, between Summersville and Marlinton.
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