West Virginia State Parks

West Virginia State Parks

The state park system in West Virginia has grown to 36 parks and 2 rail trails since the dedication of the Droop Mountain Battlefield as the first state park on July 4, 1928. The state park system is managed as a component of the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources.

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