Kanawha State Forest

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Kanawha State Forest is a 9,300-acre recreation area about 7 miles from downtown Charleston, West Virginia, United States. It is managed by the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources.

While still classified as a "state forest", the West Virginia Legislature has directed that the facility be managed as a state park.

The Davis Creek Road entrance to Kanawha State Forest is located at 38°16′53″N, 81°38′30″W (38.28133, -81.64169)^GR1.

One or more geocaches are located in the forest.

Recreational opportunities include:

Overnight Camping
Picnicking
Hiking
Mountain Biking
Cross-country Skiing
Swimming pool and playground

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	Protected Areas of West Virginia
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