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Website. wvstateparks .com /park /coopers-rock-state-forest /. Coopers Rock State Forest is a 12,747-acre (52 km 2) [1] state forest in Monongalia and Preston counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Its southern edge abuts Cheat Lake and the canyon section of Cheat River, a popular whitewater rafting river in the eastern United States .
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.
Pipestem Resort State Park is a 4,050-acre (1,640 ha) [1] state park located in southern West Virginia, on the border between Mercer and Summers counties. The park was built with grants provided by the Area Redevelopment Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce under the administration of President John F. Kennedy. [3]
Holly River State Park is a state park located in Webster County, West Virginia. Situated on the Left Fork of the Holly River near the town of Hacker Valley, it is the second largest park in the West Virginia state park system with a total of 8,294 acres (3,356 ha). [2] The park features over 42 miles (68 km) of hiking trails, ten vacation ...
Canaan Valley Resort State Park is a state park in the eastern United States, within Canaan Valley in Tucker County, West Virginia. Located in the highest valley east of the Mississippi River, the park contains the second-largest inland wetland area in the United States. [5] The valley featured the first commercial ski development in West Virginia.
Pinnacle Rock State Park. / 37.32111°N 81.29222°W / 37.32111; -81.29222. Pinnacle Rock State Park is a 374-acre (151 ha) [2] day use state park in Mercer County, West Virginia. The park surrounds Pinnacle Rock, a sandstone formation that rises above the surrounding terrain.
Chief Logan State Park. / 37.89389°N 82.01806°W / 37.89389; -82.01806. Chief Logan State Park is located on 3,988 acres (1,614 ha) [2] about 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Logan in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. The park, the town and the county were all named after Chief Logan, a Mingo (or Ohio Iroquois) Native American ...
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 ...