The rocks themselves aren’t visible from the platform. But visitors can gaze over the Potomac River Valley and see nearby Spruce Knob and the Dolly Sods Wilderness, also part of the national forest.

The Dolly Sods Wilderness Stewards will hold the first Trailhead Stewards training of the year on May 20 at Seneca Rocks Discovery Center, in Seneca Rocks West Virginia.

As of Friday, Jan. 3, Forest Roads 75 and 19, which are the main roads to the Dolly Sods Wilderness and Bear Rocks, are closed for the season. The gates on the roads will remain closed until ...

Because the preserve is located between the Dolly Sods Wilderness Area and the Canaan Valley Wildlife Refuge, the purchase will also allow for expanded recreation in the area.