Unlike Deep Creek, Maryland, the Canaan Valley (pictured) is a largely undeveloped region that is mostly state and federally protected land including Blackwater Falls State Park and Dolly Sods Wilderness. Photo: WVTourism.com

Unlike Deep Creek, Maryland, the Canaan Valley is a largely undeveloped region that is mostly state- and federally-protected land. Photo courtesy of WVTourism.com.

Unlike Deep Creek, Maryland, the Canaan Valley is a largely undeveloped region that is mostly state- and federally-protected land. Photo courtesy of WVTourism.com.