Twin Falls Resort State Park

Twin Falls Resort State Park
West Virginia State Park
Golf course adjacent to the lodge.
Country United States
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°W / 37.62361; -81.45917Coordinates: 37°37′25″N 81°27′33″W / 37.62361°N 81.45917°W / 37.62361; -81.45917
Area 3,776 acres (1,528.1 ha)
Established 1964 [1]
 - Opened 1967 [1]
Owner West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
IUCN category III[2]
Nearest city Pineville, West Virginia
Location of Twin Falls Resort State Park in West Virginia
Website: wvstateparks.com/park/twin-falls-resort-state-park/


Twin Falls State Resort Park is a state park in Wyoming County, West Virginia. 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[3] on the Marsh and Black Forks of Cabin Creek.[4]

The park is built on land donated by Pocahontas Land Corporation and Western Pocahontas Land Corporation as well as a few small privately owned plots. The entrance to Twin Falls State Park is about 12 miles (19 km)[5] from the Castle Rock Trailhead of the Hatfield–McCoy ATV Trail.[6]

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[7]
  • 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. 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.
  2. ↑ "Twin Falls State Park". Protected Planet. IUCN. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  3. ↑ Hiking trail map
  4. ↑ Get Outdoors web site, accessed July 25, 2006
  5. ↑ Castle Rock Trailhead, Hatfields-McCoy Trail web site, accessed July 25, 2006
  6. ↑ Hatfields-McCoy ATV Trail web site
  7. ↑ Outdoor Travels web site review, accessed July 26, 2006
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