Twin Falls Resort State Park
Twin Falls Resort State Park | |
West Virginia State Park | |
![]() Golf course adjacent to the lodge. | |
Country | United States |
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State | West Virginia |
County | Wyoming |
Elevation | 1,978 ft (602.9 m) |
Coordinates | 37°37′25″N 81°27′33″W / 37.62361°N 81.45917°WCoordinates: 37°37′25″N 81°27′33″W / 37.62361°N 81.45917°W |
Area | 3,776 acres (1,528.1 ha) |
Established | 1964 [1] |
- Opened | 1967 [1] |
Owner | West Virginia Division of Natural Resources |
Nearest city | Pineville, West Virginia |
![]() Location of Twin Falls Resort State Park in West Virginia | |
Website: Twin Falls Resort State Park | |
Twin Falls State Resort Park is a state park in Wyoming County, West Virginia. It is located 32 miles (51 km) west of Exit 42 from the West Virginia Turnpike.
The park was opened in 1968 and was completed by 1975. The two namesake waterfalls are accessed by a hiking trail and are located about 1/2-mile apart[2] on the Marsh and Black Forks of Cabin Creek.[3]
The park is built on land donated by Pocahontas Land Corp. and Western Pocahontas Land Corp as well as a few small privately owned plots. The entrance to Twin Falls State Park is about 12 miles (19 km)[4] from the Castle Rock Trailhead of the Hatfield–McCoy ATV Trail.[5]
The park's nature center, located in Twin Falls Lodge, features local and natural history displays and offers naturalist-led programs year round.
Features
- Twin Falls Lodge with 47 guest rooms
- 14 cottages
- Restaurant
- Nature center
- Gift shop
- 18 hole golf course
- 50 site campground (25 with RV hook-ups)
- Picnic grounds
- Hiking
- Mountain Biking[6]
- Tennis court
- Basketball court
- Volleyball court
- Indoor Pool Facility
- Fitness Center
- Bowers Ridge Pioneer Farm - a restored 1830s mountain homestead working farm
See also
References
- 1 2 Where People and Nature Meet: A History of the West Virginia State Parks. Charleston, West Virginia: Pictorial Histories Publishing Company. April 1988. ISBN 0-933126-91-3.
- ↑ Hiking trail map
- ↑ Get Outdoors web site, accessed July 25, 2006
- ↑ Castle Rock Trailhead, Hatfields-McCoy Trail web site, accessed July 25, 2006
- ↑ Hatfields-McCoy ATV Trail web site
- ↑ Outdoor Travels web site review, accessed July 26, 2006