Arden, Barbour County, West Virginia should not be confused with Arden, Berkeley County, West Virginia.
| Arden | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | West Virginia#USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of West Virginia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Barbour |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1270 |
| Coordinates: | 39.2103°N -79.9931°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1535001 |
Arden is a small unincorporated community located along the Tygart Valley River in Barbour County in the north central portion of the U.S. state of West Virginia.
The Arden settlement was built up along a stretch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad tracks; a narrow-gauge railroad was first laid through this area in the early 1880s. It had its own post office at one time.
The community is situated between two landmark rock formations: Hell's Gate and Devil's Den. The community contains the famous Party Rock known for its flat formation for people to have parties on, and also known to take many people’s lives from falling off the rock.