Bluestone State Park, West Virginia

If you’re jonesin’ for an escape from reality, the rugged expanse of wide-open lake and rolling mountainsides at Bluestone State Park are just what the doctor ordered. Camp in one of the campsites or 26 modern cabins along the lake, where you can cook yourself breakfast in an up-to-date kitchen before hiking up to the dam that lets you walk out over the see-through crystal waters and take in the wide river valley carved out of velvety green slopes. The lake’s marina rents boats and canoes, and you’ll be right near the New River Gorge National River, the heart of West Virginia’s whitewater rafting. Be sure to check out the historic town of Hinton during your visit, where old-fashioned drug stores, antique shops, and art galleries abound—the Chestnut Revival B&B triples as a quaint lodge, delicious cafe, and music venue for Saturday open mic nights!