1.800.447.8797                                                   Official Website of Berkeley Springs, WV ~ The Country's First Spa

Stay for a weekend, a season or a lifetime!

It is standard practice for people to visit Berkeley Springs for the water, or golf or the Apple Butter Festival--and fall in love.

You will be drawn by many aspects of life in Morgan County from the friendly folks and face-to-face quality of your dealings here to the panoramic vistas and historic town.

Whether your dream is a log house on the river, cabin in the woods or mountainside country home, it can come true in Morgan County.

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BERKELEY SPRINGS NAMED GREAT PLACE TO RETIRE

BERKELEY SPRINGS, WV ---- The latest edition of America's 100 Best Places to Retire not only includes Berkeley Springs in that august list, but singles out the small West Virginia town as one of the top 10 art towns for retirement.
" Being a hot retirement choice is an economic boom for Berkeley Springs," said Jeanne Mozier, an active promoter of the area. "Retirees and those soon to be retired build houses, support local businesses and lend their often considerable talents and resources to local civic organizations." Mozier is confident that this rating in a nationally distributed book lends credibility to what many in Berkeley Springs already know. "This is the place to be," she said.

According to the publisher, the book covers topics that are important to today’s retirees, from population figures and climate information to tax rates, housing costs and health care options. Beyond facts and figures, the community profiles uncover the character of each locale. Candid interviews with relocated retirees from each community are featured in the book giving a straightforward and engaging look at why people choose a particular place.

" Outstanding views, great restaurants and shopping, and arts activities at the Ice House are all reasons people come to Berkeley Springs to retire," agreed Roger Salen, President of MDG Companies of West Virginia. "More than 98% of our 225 lots sold in Cacapon South and Cacapon East were sold to retirees or those soon-to-be retired," said Salen.

" Collectively, they spend millions of dollars in the area."
Berkeley Springs is also listed as one of the top 10 mountain towns recognizing those views that Salen markets. The only other West Virginia town included on the list is Shepherdstown which rates as both top 10 undiscovered and top 10 college town.

The book is currently available from Vacation Publications or online. For more information on Berkeley Springs, visit www.berkeleysprings.com or call 1-800-447-8797. Following a link to the Berkeley Springs Chamber of Commerce, those seeking a place to retire can find all the information newcomers need on everything from taxes to utilities.

Places To Go

Bergen Realty --304-258-4509

Century 21 Colonial Realty, Inc. --1-800-635-0478 or 304-258-3460

Coldwell Banker Premier Homes -- 304-258-2200 or 800-296-2624

J. Philip Kesecker, Inc--304-258-1492

Mountain Home Real Estate, LLC--304-258-0410

Perry Realty--1-304-258-3681or 1-877-737-7973

RE/MAX Realty Results --304-258-5111

Year 'round festivals celebrate food, water, wine and apple butter.

Berkeley Springs State Park is a 4-acre village green in the center of town. The historic warm mineral springs are visible in the largest display of water among Blue Ridge spas. The park is site of the annual Apple Butter Festival in October and free Saturday afternoon concerts in July and August. George Washington bathed here, and so can you. See all aspects of the park in our Treasure Tour of Berkeley Springs.

(click on an image above for larger view Berkeley Springs State Park throughout the seasons)

Cacapon State Park. Morgan County is blessed to have two state parks. Cacapon boasts not only a lodge, lake and golf course, but also miles of mountain hiking trails including one along the top of Cacapon Mountain that concludes in George Washington's favorite ride — Cacapon Rocks.

          

Star Theatre is a working artifact — a Depression-era mom and pop neighborhood movie house in the center of town. It shows a new movie every weekend and has great popcorn.

Miniature golf, swimming in lakes and pools, and the remarkable Paw Paw Tunnel -- largest manmade structure on the C & O Canal -- entertain the whole family.