The Ponderosa Lodge and Farm

02/23/2024

2023 was a busy year and 2024 looks to be even busier. Our availability is filling up fast. Get your family or group together and call us to book your next stay at the New River New River Gorge National Park and Preserve.

With 325 million visitors last year, park attendance nationwide was higher than any year since 2020 but still not more than 2019’s 327 million.

10/22/2023

Bridge Day is over. Fall foliage is at its peak colors, but we are still harvesting tomatoes! We picked three buckets of tomatoes, celery, zucchini, beets and more and LOTS of winter squash. Time to can more tomato sauce.

10/17/2023

The Meadow River Rail Trail is NOW OPEN, and we are the closest large group lodging to it. Humans, leashed pets, horses, and Class I e-bikes are all permitted (no ATVs). Get your group together and book a stay to see the beautiful fall colors at this amazing new attraction for area.

Explore the Meadow River Recreational Corridor

09/07/2023

Best pear harvest ever

09/04/2023

Lots of produce harvested today—beets, green beans, Swiss chard, and more, including a ginormous zucchini I must’ve missed earlier this week. Weeded the greenhouse too. It’s looking fabulous, and the goats, chickens, and humans are all happy with the results.

09/03/2023

The waterfall is still flowing from this week’s rain, and the native phlox, Joe pye w**d, black-eyed Susan, and jewel w**d are blooming.

09/02/2023

Four hour wild cave tour at Lost World Caverns in Lewisburg, WV—45 minutes from The Ponderosa Lodge And Farm. (Part 2).

09/02/2023

Four hour wild cave tour at Lost World Caverns in Lewisburg, WV—45 minutes from The Ponderosa Lodge And Farm. (Part 1).

09/01/2023

Goat selfies. They love hanging with their humans.

08/31/2023

We are having our best apple harvest ever, so we’re making and eating lots of delicious apple pies.

08/28/2023

For last week’s National Dog Day, we got the fur babies life jackets and took them down to the Meadow River for a swim. They did great. It’s lovely there, and we can’t wait for the new 26+ mile Rail Trail to open.

08/20/2023

We volunteered today to remove big rocks and make the trail to Hanging Rock Raptor Observatory easier to hike on. Then, we drove over to Hawk K**b Appalachian Hard Cider and enjoyed refreshing cider and a late lunch.