Naturist Holidays
West Virginia - the Mountain State
Avalon - 2026
Avalon Resort sits in around a hundred and forty acres of forest about eighty miles north-west of Washington, DC. It has two swimming pools - one indoor and one outdoor, three hot tubs, a sauna, tennis courts, pickleball courts, petanque courts and a gym. There are pitches for over a hundred caravans and fifth-wheels, some of which are available for visitors. There are also eight log cabins for visitors. Near the cabins is a memorial garden which includes culinary herbs which may be picked by visitors. There are also three blocks of condos that are owned by members.
We stayed for a week in one of the log cabins. It was essentially one large room around twenty-five feet by fourteen with a bathroom built into one corner. There was a king-sized bed, which was very comfortable, one easy chair, a small dining table with two chairs, a couple of occasional tables, two bedside chests of drawers, a short rail to hang clothes - even naturists require a few clothes - and a very efficient air-conditioning unit. At one end was a basic kitchen area consisting of a stainless steel sink, a microwave oven, a small conventional electrical oven, a refrigerator/freezer and some cupboards. It would have been good to have had an electric hob, a couple of saucepans and a frying pan to make cooking meals easier, but we just about managed by eating a lot of salads. Outside was a small wooden terrace with a table and two chairs where we had several of our meals.
From here we visited the Potomac Eagle Scenic Railway for a three-hour there and back ride following, more or less, the course of the South Branch Potomac River.
There is a Dollar General in Paw Paw, around seven miles to the north - entrance at N39.5341° W78.4568° - which has a basic selection of foodstuffs, but we preferred to shop at the Food Lion in Sunrise Summit, around twenty-three miles to the south-west, which had a much larger variety of stock which included fresh meat and fish. The entrance is at N39.3291° W78.7034°.
We would have liked to have awarded Avalon a Star Site badge, as it was a very pleasant site, the accommodation was good and the people were very friendly, but the fact that there was only one easy chair and no hob let it down.
In common with most American naturist sites, Avalon has a strict No Cameras policy.
However, when we checked in we mentioned this website and asked if we could take a few photographs of the site.
We were told that we could take discreet photographs of the site when no-one else was around.