Twin Falls Resort State Park
| Twin Falls Resort State Park | |
|---|---|
 Marsh Fork Falls, one of the eponymous twin falls, is reached via a paved path | |
  Location of Twin Falls Resort State Park in West Virginia | |
| Location | Wyoming, West Virginia, United States |
| Nearest town | Mullens, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37°37′25″N 81°27′33″W / 37.62361°N 81.45917°W |
| Area | 3,776 acres (15.28 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,978 ft (603 m) |
| Established | 1964[2] |
| Governing body | West Virginia Division of Natural Resources |
| Website | wvstateparks |
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
[edit]- 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Twin Falls State Park". Protected Planet. IUCN. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
- ^ 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