The Tygart Valley was first settled by Europeans in 1753 when David Tygart (for whom the valley and river are named) and Robert Files (or Foyle) located (separately) with their families in the vicinity of present-day Beverly.
Information on lodging, dining, and recreation on and near the lower Tygart Valley River, downstream of Elkins, WV, may be found in our guide to travel in the Monongahela Valley Region.
Also known as the Tygart River, the Tygart Valley River rises in Randolph County in the Allegheny Mountains. The Tygart Valley River is named for its source in the Tygart Valley, a pocket of level farmland that had been settled by the Tygart family in 1753.
Once the site of a lumber and grist mill community, Valley Falls State Park is a place of scenic beauty and historical significance. A series of four picturesque falls created by the dark, rushing waters of the Tygart Valley River distinguish this 1,145-acre park.
Valley Falls State Park gets its name from the four cascading waterfalls that follow along the natural bend of the Tygart River. Visitors can gawk at each set of falls from the riverside or by cautiously climbing atop one of the shoreline boulders and rock faces.