West Virginia § 20-1-19 West Virginia state parks and state forests

West Virginia Statutes

§ 20-1-19 — West Virginia state parks and state forests

West Virginia § 20-1-19

Ch. 20NATURAL RESOURCES

Art. 1ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION

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W. Va. Code § 20-1-19 (2026).

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(a)The state parks of West Virginia are:

(1)Audra;

(2)Babcock;

(3)Beartown;

(4)Beech Fork;

(5)Berkeley Springs;

(6)Blackwater Falls;

(7)Blennerhassett Island Historical;

(8)Bluestone;

(9)Cacapon Resort;

(10)Camp Creek;

(11)Canaan Valley Resort;

(12)Carnifex Ferry Battlefield;

(13)Cass Scenic Railroad;

(14)Cathedral;

(15)Cedar Creek;

(16)Chief Logan;

(17)Droop Mountain Battlefield;

(18)Fairfax Stone Historical Monument;

(19)Hawks Nest;

(20)Holly River;

(21)Little Beaver;

(22)Lost River;

(23)Moncove Lake;

(24)North Bend;

(25)Pinnacle Rock;

(26)Pipestem Resort;

(27)Prickett’s Fort;

(28)Stonewall Resort;

(29)Summersville Lake;

(30)Tomlinson Run;

(31)Tu-Endie-Wei (Point Pleasant Battle Monument);

(32)Twin Falls Resort;

(33)Tygart Lake;

(34)Valley Falls;

(35)

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(a) The state parks of West Virginia are:

(1) Audra; (2) Babcock; (3) Beartown; (4) Beech Fork; (5) Berkeley Springs; (6) Blackwater Falls; (7) Blennerhassett Island Historical; (8) Bluestone; (9) Cacapon Resort; (10) Camp Creek; (11) Canaan Valley Resort; (12) Carnifex Ferry Battlefield; (13) Cass Scenic Railroad; (14) Cathedral; (15) Cedar Creek; (16) Chief Logan; (17) Droop Mountain Battlefield; (18) Fairfax Stone Historical Monument; (19) Hawks Nest; (20) Holly River; (21) Little Beaver; (22) Lost River; (23) Moncove Lake; (24) North Bend; (25) Pinnacle Rock; (26) Pipestem Resort; (27) Prickett’s Fort; (28) Stonewall Resort; (29) Summersville Lake; (30) Tomlinson Run; (31) Tu-Endie-Wei (Point Pleasant Battle Monument); (32) Twin Falls Resort; (33) Tygart Lake; (34) Valley Falls; (35) Watoga; and (36) Watters Smith Memorial.

(b) The state forests of West Virginia are:

(1) Cabwaylingo; (2) Calvin Price; (3) Camp Creek; (4) Coopers Rock; (5) Greenbrier; (6) Kanawha; (7) Kumbrabow; (8) Panther Forest/WMA, consisting of approximately twenty-six acres containing park facilities; and (9) Seneca.

(c) Neither the director nor any officer, employee or agent of the Division of Natural Resources may close, change the name or the designated use of a state park or state forest without statutory authorization.