Watoga State Park
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Watoga State Park is the largest[1] of West Virginia’s state parks, covering slightly over 10,100 acres. Located near Seebert, West Virginia, in Pocahontas County, Watoga State Park was built during the 1930’s by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), and opened July, 1937.[2] The park headquarters is located at (38.103611, -80.149722)GR1, next to the restaurant.
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- 36 cabins
- 2 campgrounds with 88 total campsites
- Restaurant and Commissary
- Swimming pool
- 11 acre fishing lake
- Horseback riding
- Hiking trails
- Brooks Memorial Arboretum
- Ann Bailey Lookout Tower
- Greenbrier River Trail
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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 |