White Sulphur Springs (West Virginia)

White Sulphur Springs is a city of 2,350 people (2019) in West Virginia. Like neighboring Lewisburg, it's known mainly for its status as a luxury resort town, with lots of leisurely activities and the impressive five-star Greenbrier Resort. White Sulphur Springs was incorporated in 1909, and the large clear spring that inspired its name is now housed in a domed spring house on the grounds of the Greenbrier. The Civil War battle of Dry Creek was fought here in 1862.

By car

 * Two main roads run parallel to each other through White Sulphur Springs: US-60 &mdash; which runs from Charleston to Richmond, Virginia in the east &mdash; and I-64 &mdash; which runs from Beckley through Charlottesville, Virginia to Richmond, Virginia.

By train

 * Route stopping in White Sulphur Springs:
 * Cardinal operating three trips weekly between Chicago and New York City with stops in Dyer, Rensselaer, Lafayette, Crawfordsville, Indianapolis, Connersville, Cincinnati, Ashland, Huntington, Charleston, Hinton, White Sulphur Springs, Staunton, Charlottesville, Culpeper, Manassas, Alexandria, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Wilmington, Philadelphia, Trenton, and Newark.
 * Cardinal operating three trips weekly between Chicago and New York City with stops in Dyer, Rensselaer, Lafayette, Crawfordsville, Indianapolis, Connersville, Cincinnati, Ashland, Huntington, Charleston, Hinton, White Sulphur Springs, Staunton, Charlottesville, Culpeper, Manassas, Alexandria, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Wilmington, Philadelphia, Trenton, and Newark.

By plane

 * The nearest airport is Greenbrier Valley Airport (LWB) just west in Lewisburg.

Get around

 * Mountain Transit Authority, 1096 Broad Street in Summersville, +1 304-872-5872 or +1-877-712-9432. Daily bus service throughout Greenbrier County, as well as Fayette, Nicholas, Pocahontas and Webster counties.

See





 * President's Cottage Museum. A historic building containing documents from the Greenbrier's early history and mementoes from the visits of 26 US Presidents.


 * The house made of coal, WV-60 east of the I-64 overpass. Built in 1959 by Tip Myles using 30 tons of coal. In the past, it's served as a visitors' center, a lounge and a gift shop. There are three coal houses in West Virginia; one of the two others, a privately-owned ranch-style home, is only a few hundred feet away. (The third is in Williamson.)

Eat

 * Valley View Country Club, 2640 Big Draft Road, +1 304-536-1600. Open 8AM to 8PM March through October. Lunch, dinner and homemade specials.
 * Valley View Country Club, 2640 Big Draft Road, +1 304-536-1600. Open 8AM to 8PM March through October. Lunch, dinner and homemade specials.
 * Valley View Country Club, 2640 Big Draft Road, +1 304-536-1600. Open 8AM to 8PM March through October. Lunch, dinner and homemade specials.

Camping

 * Gheny Nook Campground, 12322 Pocahontas Trail (near Neola), +1 304-536-9017. Over 200 campsites. Two fishing ponds, ATV trails, biking trails.

Go next

 * Lewisburg is about 15 minutes west on I-64.
 * Covington, Virginia is about 30 minutes east on I-64.
 * Beckley is about 1 hour west on I-64.
 * Roanoke, Virginia is about 1.5 hours southeast on I-64 / US-220.
 * Charleston is about 2 hours northwest on I-64.
 * Lynchburg, Virginia is about 2 hours southeast on I-64 / US-501.
 * Charlottesville, Virginia is about 2 hours east on I-64.
 * Richmond, Virginia is about 3 hours east on I-64.