This contest has officially ended. Thank you to all who participated and congrats to the winners!
Grand Prize Winners:
Larry, Ullum, Jeff Siegwart, Teresa Ballard
Weekly Winners:
Tina Meadows Hannah, RT Adkins, Mandi Casto Gerwig, Jennifer Dominique, Linda Seldomridge,
Nicole Maurone, Andrea Richmond, Jane Meador
Explore Summers County is celebrating summerstime!
Show us how you're spending your summer while exploring Summers County, and we'll enter you to win the prizes.
From hiking to biking, paddling, ziplining, swimming, fishing, golfing, horseback riding, shopping, dining, site-seeing or whatever activity you enjoy, share it with us and you just might win.
Weekly random winners will receive summerstime swag and fun stuff from area businesses.
Three Grand Prize winners will be chosen randomly and will each receive a summerstime adventure that includes two nights lodging, adventure dollars, gift cards from local restaurants, and more!
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Pick up a free summerstime sticker at one of the sticker stops listed below.
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Take a photo showing how you are spending your summer exploring Summer County with the sticker somewhere in the photo. (Please don't stick stickers on things that don't belong to you!)
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Your photo must be taken in Summers County at our attractions: the parks, the rivers, the lakes, the trails, the almost heaven swings, the waterfalls, the historic district, or the historic sights.
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Post your photos on social media using the hashtag #exploresummerscounty and tag us @exploresummerscounty.
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Photos must be made public! (We can't get you entered if we can't see your photo!)
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Photos must be posted between June 21, 2023 and August 31, 2023.
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Each photo equals one entry for the weekly drawing. Submit as many photos as you like.
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Only one entry per person will be submitted in the grand prize drawing.
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Don't have social media? That's ok! Just email your photo to info@exploresummerscounty.com.
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Weekly winners will be announced on our social media platforms every Friday in July and August. (If you're not following us you may not know that you've won!)
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Grand prize winners will be announced on our social media platforms on Friday, September 1, 2023.
EXPLORE SUMMERS COUNTY VISITOR CENTER
300 2nd Avenue, Hinton, WV
Open daily 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
BLUESTONE STATE PARK GIFT SHOP
2104 Bluestone Park Road, Hinton, WV
Open daily 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
PIPESTEM RESORT STATE PARK
CANYON RIM GIFTSHOP
3405 Pipestem Drive, Pipestem, WV
Open daily 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
OTTER & OAK
304 2nd Avenue, Hinton, WV
Mon-Fri 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM, Sat & Sun 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
LUCKY RIVERS CAFE & CATERING
213 2nd Avenue, Hinton, WV
Wed & Thur 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Fri & Sat 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
THE OAK
4 Bailey Drive, Pipestem, WV
Thur - Sat 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
THE 211 GALLERY
211 Temple Street, Hinton, WV
Mon - Sat 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
HINTON OUTFITTERS
221 Temple Street, Hinton, WV
Fri & Sat 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Sun 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
BIG FOUR DRUGSTORE
300 Temple Street, Hinton, WV
Mon - Fri 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM, Sat 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
BOTANY TROPICALS
321 3rd Avenue, Hinton, WV
Wed - Sun 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
SUMMERS COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
201 Temple Street, Hinton, WV
Mon, Wed, Fri 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tue & Thur 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sat 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
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This contest is open to anyone age 18 or over.
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Other rules and regulations may apply according to individual businesses.
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Each photo can only be entered once. Duplicates will be removed.
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The person submitting the photo must be the sole author and owner of the photo entered.
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New River Gateway CVB does not accept any liability for the publication of unlawfully reproduced photos.
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Computer-generated photos will not be accepted. Artwork and illustrations will not be accepted.
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By entering your photo, you grant the New River Gateway CVB the non-exclusive right to duplicate, copy, and reproduce the photo for any purpose, at any time, in any media.
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The winner consents to the use of their photo, name and/or photograph in any publicity carried out by the New River Gateway CVB, without compensation.
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This contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter.