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Blackwater Falls State Park is located in the Allegheny Mountains of Tucker County, West Virginia, US. The centerpiece of the park is Blackwater Falls, a 62-foot (19 m) cascade where the Blackwater River leaves its leisurely course in Canaan Valley and enters rugged Blackwater Canyon. It is among the most photographed venues in the state and ...
Babcock State Park is a state park located along the New River Gorge on 4,127 acres (16.7 km 2) wooded [2] in Fayette County, West Virginia. It is located approximately 20 miles away from the New River Gorge Bridge . Located near the park headquarters, the Glade Creek Grist Mill is commonly photographed. [3] [4] [5] It was named in honor of ...
Beartown State Park is a 110-acre (45 ha) [1] state park located on the eastern summit of Droop Mountain, 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Hillsboro, West Virginia, in northern Greenbrier County, West Virginia (with a small portion of the park also located in Pocahontas County ). The land was purchased in 1970 with funds from the Nature Conservancy ...
There are 37 state parks in the U.S. state of West Virginia as of 2017. [a] The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) Parks and Recreation Section is the governing body for all 37 state parks and directly operates all but one of them. [b] In addition to state parks, the WVDNR Parks and Recreation Section governs eight state forests.
Lost River State Park. / 38.89639°N 78.91306°W / 38.89639; -78.91306. Lost River State Park is a state park located in Hardy County, West Virginia near the community of Mathias. The park encompasses 3,712 acres (15.02 km 2) managed by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. Despite the name of the park, it does not abut the ...
The Monongahela National Forest is a national forest located in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia, USA. It protects over 921,000 acres (3,727 km 2; 1,439 sq mi) of federally managed land within a 1,700,000 acres (6,880 km 2; 2,656 sq mi) proclamation boundary that includes much of the Potomac Highlands Region and portions of 10 ...
WVDNR District 4 Wildlife Management Areas. Beury Mountain Wildlife Management Area is located on 9,232 acres (3,736 ha) [1] [2] near Babcock State Park and New River Gorge National River in Fayette County, West Virginia. Beury Mountain's sloping terrain is covered with mixed hardwoods and oak - hickory second growth woodlands overlooking New ...
Raccoon Creek State Park: Located in Beaver County, Raccoon Creek State Park sits on 7,572 acres and is home to the 101-acre Raccoon Lake. Raccoon Creek State Park has 44 miles of trail and ...