Bluestone State Park
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Bluestone State Park is a state park in Summers County, West Virginia. The 2,100-acre (8.5 km²) park is located along the western shores of Bluestone Lake, an empoundment of the New River built and managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The park and lake are named after the Bluestone River, that flows into the New River at the park.
Several points of historical and recreational interest are located in the Bluestone area. For instance, famous outdoor musical dramas such as "Hatfields and McCoys," are performed at Grandview Park, near Beckley, West Virginia. Pipestem Resort State Park with its myriad of recreational facilities is only 10 miles to the south. Just north of the park is Bluestone Dam, Hinton, West Virginia, and the New River Gorge National River, the center of some of the state's best whitewater rafting and canoeing. Of special note is Sandstone Falls, just north of Hinton. Bluestone National Wild and Scenic River flows into Bluestone Lake within the Park boundaries. Hunting and fishing opportunities abound at 17,632 acre Bluestone Wildlife Management Area adjacent to the park and nearby Camp Creek State Forest.
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[edit] Features
- 26 cabins
- Campground with 77 campsites (22 with electrical hookup)
- Boating access
- Marina with boat and canoe rental
- Swimming pool
- Picnic area
[edit] Accessibility
Accessibility for the disabled was assessed by West Virginia University. The assessment found the campground, picnic area, swimming pool and playground to be accessible.[1] The 2005 assessment identified some issues with access to the park office.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official Site
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
Protected Areas of West Virginia | |
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Federal Protected Areas | Appalachian National Scenic Trail | Bluestone National Scenic River | Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge | Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park | Gauley River National Recreation Area | George Washington National Forest | Harpers Ferry National Historical Park | Monongahela National Forest | New River Gorge National River | Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge | Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area |
State Parks | Audra | Babcock | Beartown | Beech Fork | Berkeley Springs | Blackwater Falls | Blennerhassett Island | Bluestone | Cacapon Resort | Camp Creek | Canaan Valley Resort | Carnifex Ferry Battlefield | Cass Scenic Railroad | Cathedral | Cedar Creek | Chief Logan | Droop Mountain Battlefield | Fairfax Stone | Greenbrier River Trail | Hawks Nest | Holly River | Little Beaver | Lost River | Moncove Lake | North Bend Rail Trail | North Bend | Pinnacle Rock | Pipestem Resort | Prickett's Fort | Stonewall Jackson Resort | Tomlinson Run | Tu-Endie-Wei | Twin Falls Resort | Tygart Lake | Valley Falls | Watoga | Watters Smith Memorial |
State Forests | Cabwaylingo | Calvin Price | Coopers Rock | Greenbrier | Kanawha | Kumbrabow | Panther | Seneca |
Wildlife Management Areas | Allegheny | Amherst-Plymouth | Anawalt | Andrew Rowan | Bear Rock Lakes | Becky Creek | Beech Fork Lake | Berwind Lake | Beury Mountain | Big Ditch | Big Ugly | Bluestone Lake | Briery Mountain | Burches Run Lake | Burnsville Lake | Castleman Run Lake | Cecil H. Underwood | Center Branch | Chief Cornstalk | Conaway Run Lake | Cross Creek | Dunkard Fork | East Lynn Lake | Edwards Run | Elk River | Fork Creek | Fort Mill Ridge | Frozen Camp | Green Bottom | Handley | Hilbert | Hillcrest | Horse Creek | Hughes River | Huttonsville | Lantz Farm and Nature Preserve | Laurel Lake | Lewis Wetzel | McClintic | Meadow River | Mill Creek | Moncove Lake | Morris Creek | Nathaniel Mountain | Pedlar | Pleasant Creek | Plum Orchard Lake | Pruntytown | R.D. Bailey Lake | Ritchie Mines | Sand Hill | Shannondale Springs | Short Mountain | Sleepy Creek | Smoke Camp | Snake Hill | South Branch | Stonecoal Lake | Stonewall Jackson Lake | Stumptown | Summersville Lake | Tate Lohr | Teter Creek Lake | The Jug | Thorn Creek | Tug Fork | Turkey Run | Upper Deckers Creek | Upper Mud River | Valley Bend Wetlands | Wallback | Widmeyer | Woodrum |