Birding spots · West Virginia

Best Birding Spots in Kanawha County, West Virginia

Marmet Pool Recreation Area leads Kanawha County's birding spots with 138 species reported, best in spring. 10 spots in the county have enough data to rank.

Species counts are birds reported at least three times in that season at that spot, 2016–2025. Busy spots list more species simply because more people look, so compare the checklist counts. Spot names come from public map data and hotspot listings.

Spot	Species	Checklists	Winter	Spring	Summer	Fall
Marmet Pool Recreation Area	138	1,535	67	100	69	89
Ridenour Lake	106	206	38	78	42	55
Kanawha State Forest	105	331	32	98	56	45
Coonskin Park	102	200	37	73	57	48
Coonskin Park (Coonskin Branch)	72	77	26	48	36	34
Spring Hill Cemetery Park & Mary Price Ratrie Arboretum	69	82	30	62	17	20
Kanawha State Forest (Middlelick Branch)	58	51	3	57	13	0
South Hills	40	62	27	23	28	7
Birding spot near South Charleston	111	219	59	85	42	63
Birding spot near Alum Creek	70	64	8	44	42	20