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Glade Creek Grist Mill at Babcock State Park
Glade Creek Grist Mill at Babcock State Park

The state park system in West Virginia has grown to 36 parks and 2 rail trails[1] since the dedication of the Droop Mountain Battlefield as the first state park on July 4, 1928.[2] The state park system is managed as a component of the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources.[3]

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[edit] West Virginia State Parks

West Virginia State Parks[1]

Park

County

Area

Accommodations

Dining

Swimming

Gift

Golfing

Acres

Hectares

Lodge

Cabins

Camping

Shop
Thumbnail image of Middle Fork River in Audra State Park
 Audra Barbour 355[4] 144 Check mark Check mark
Thumbnail image of the Glade Creek Grist Mill in Babcock State Park
 Babcock Fayette 4,127[5] 1,670 Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark
Thumbnail image of boulders and boardwalk at Beartown State Park
 Beartown Greenbrier 110[6] 45
Thumbnail image of Beech Fork Lake and picnic area at Beech Fork Lake State Park
 Beech Fork Wayne 3,860[6] 1,562 Check mark Check mark Check mark
Cabell
Thumbnail image of the Roman Bath House at Berkeley Springs State Park
 Berkeley Springs Morgan 7[6] 3
Thumbnail image of the falls at Blackwater Falls State Park
 Blackwater Falls Tucker 2,358[6] 954 Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark
Thumbnail image of Blennerhassett Mansion print
 Blennerhassett Island Historical Wood 511[6] 206 Check mark
Thumbnail image of Bluestone Lake near the state park marina
 Bluestone Summers 2,154[6] 872 Check mark Check mark Check mark
Thumbnail image of view from Cacapon Mountain overlook
 Cacapon Resort Morgan 6,115[6] 2,430 Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark
Thumbnail image of Shay Locomotive Bell in Camp Creek State Park
 Camp Creek Mercer 550[7] 223 Check mark
Thumbnail image of the Blackwater River flowing through Canaan Valley Resort State Park
 Canaan Valley Resort Tucker 6,300[8] 2,550 Check mark Check mark Check mark
Thumbnail image of the Patterson House at Carnifex Ferry Battlefield State Park
 Carnifex Ferry Battlefield Nicholas 156[9] 63
Thumbnail image of Shay Locomotive at Cass Scenic Railroad State Park
 Cass Scenic Railroad Pocahontas 940[6] (1) 380 (1) Check mark Check mark Check mark
Thumbnail image of an Eastern Hemlock in Cathedral State Park
 Cathedral Preston 132[6] 53
Thumbnail image of a fishing lake at Cedar Creek State Park
 Cedar Creek Gilmer 2,588[6] 1,047 Check mark Check mark (4)
Thumbnail image of the Chief Logan statue at Chief Logan State Park
 Chief Logan Logan 3,988[6] 1,614 Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark (4)
Thumbnail image of the Lookout Tower at Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park
 Droop Mountain Battlefield Pocahontas 287[9] 116
Thumbnail image of the commemorative plaque at Fairfax Stone State Park
 Fairfax Stone Tucker 4[6] 2
Preston
Thumbnail image of the Greenbrier River Trail
 Greenbrier River Trail Greenbrier (2) (2)


Pocahontas
Thumbnail image of the view from the overlook at Hawks Nest State Park
 Hawks Nest Fayette 370[6] 150 Check mark Check mark Check mark
Thumbnail image of the Holly River flowing through Holly River State Park
 Holly River Webster 8,294[6] 3,356 Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark
Thumbnail image of Little Beaver Lake in Little Beaver State Park
 Little Beaver Raleigh 562[10] 227 Check mark
Thumbnail image of a small stream flowing through Lost River State Park
 Lost River Hardy 3,712[6] 1,502 Check mark
Thumbnail image of Moncove Lake at Moncove Lake State Park
 Moncove Lake Monroe 896[6] 363 Check mark Check mark
Thumbnail image of the North Bend Rail Trail
 North Bend Rail Trail Doddridge (3) (3)
Harrison
Ritchie
Wood
Thumbnail image of the lodge at North Bend State Park
 North Bend Ritchie 2,459[6] 995 Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark (4)
Thumbnail image of Pinnacle Rock
 Pinnacle Rock Mercer 374[6] 141
Thumbnail image of Bluestone Gorge at Pipestem Resort State Park
 Pipestem Resort Mercer 4,050[6] 1,639 Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark
Summers
Thumbnail image of Prickett's Fort
 Prickett's Fort Marion 188[6] 76
Thumbnail of Stonewall Jackson Lake at Stonewall Jackson SP
 Stonewall Jackson Lake Lewis 1,736[6] 703 Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark
Thumbnail image of a fishing lake at Tomlinson Run State Park
 Tomlinson Run Hancock 1,396[6] 565 Check mark Check mark Check mark (4)
Thumbnail image of the Point Pleasant monument at Tu-Endi-Wei State Park
 Tu-Endi-Wei Mason 4[6] 2
Thumbnail image of the golf course at Twin Falls Resort State Park
 Twin Falls Resort Wyoming 3,776[11] 1528 Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark
Thumbnail image of the rocky shoreline at Tygart Lake State Park
 Tygart Lake Taylor 2,134[6] 864 Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark
Thumbnail image of waterfalls on the Tygart Valley River in Valley Falls State Park
 Valley Falls Marion 1,145[12] 463
Taylor
Thumbnail image of Watoga Lake in Watoga State Park
 Watoga Pocahontas 10,100[13] 4,090 Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark Check mark
Thumbnail image of farm buildings at Watters Smith Memorial State Park
 Watters Smith Memorial Harrison 532[6] 215 Check mark
Former West Virginia State Parks
Grandview State Park - transferred to the National Park Service in 1990.[14]
Tourism Regions

Color Key
Northern Panhandle
Mid-Ohio Valley
Metro Valley
Mountain Lake
New River-Greenbrier
Potomac Highlands
Eastern Panhandle
Mountaineer Country
Hatfield-McCoy Mountains
Rail Trails

[edit] Notes

(1) The Cass Scenic Railroad track is 11 miles (27 km) long[15]
(2) The Greenbrier River Trail is 78 miles (126 km) long[16]
(3) The North Bend Rail Trail is 72 miles (116 km) long[16]
(4) Miniature golf


[edit] See also

Geography of West Virginia
History of West Virginia
List of West Virginia state forests
List of West Virginia wildlife management areas
List of U.S. national parks
List of U.S. state parks
State park
Tourism
West Virginia


[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Official West Virginia State Parks web site, accessed October 3, 2006
  2. ^ West Virginia Achieves & History web page, accessed March 15, 2008
  3. ^ West Virginia Division of Natural Resources web page, accessed March 15, 2008
  4. ^ Carrol, S. and Miller, M., Hiking West Virginia, p.92, Globe Pequot Press, Guilford, CT (2003).
  5. ^ Babcock State Park website, accessed March 19, 2008
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y West Virginia State Parks Facilities Grid, accessed March 29, 2008
  7. ^ Camp Creek State Park web site, accessed March 24, 2008
  8. ^ Canaan Valley Resort State Park web site, accessed March 25, 2006
  9. ^ a b Civil War Sites Advisory Commission Report, (1993), National Park Service, accessed March 28, 2008
  10. ^ Little Beaver State Park web site, accessed March 28, 2008
  11. ^ Frequently Asked Questions page, Twin Falls Resort State Park web site, accessed March 28, 2008
  12. ^ Valley Falls State Park web site, accessed March 28, 2008
  13. ^ Watoga State Park web site, accessed March 28, 2008
  14. ^ Grandview Visitor Center web page, accessed June 11, 2006.
  15. ^ Mountain State Railroad & Logging Historical Association, Cass Track Guide web page, accessed March 25, 2008
  16. ^ a b West Virginia Rails-to-Trails Council web site, accessed March 22, 2008

[edit] External links

West Virginia State Park System website


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