Cacapon Resort State Park
| Cacapon Resort State Park | |
|---|---|
IUCN categoryV (protected landscape/seascape)[1] | |
 Looking southeast from atopCacapon Mountain | |
  Location of Cacapon Resort State Park in West Virginia | |
| Location | Morgan,West Virginia, United States |
| Coordinates | 39°30′21″N78°18′00″W/ 39.50583°N 78.30000°W |
| Area | 6,115 acres (24.75 km2)[2] |
| Elevation | 948 ft (289 m) |
| Established | 1937-07-01[3] |
| Website | wvstateparks |
Opened in 1933, the 6,115-acre (2,475 ha)[2]Cacapon Resort State Parkis located on the eastern slopes ofCacapon MountaininMorgan County,West Virginia,USA.Panorama Overlook,at the southern end of the park and 2,320 feet (710 m) above sea level, is the highest point in the park and in Morgan County.[4]
Features
[edit]- 124-room Lodge (Renovated in 2021)
- 12-room Old Inn
- 25 cabins (two fully accessible for the disabled)
- Efficiency bungalows
- Full-service restaurant
- Healing Waters Spa
- 18-hole, par 72 golf course, designed byRobert Trent Jones[5]
- Lake swimming
- Rowboat and paddle boat rentals
- Shooting Range
- Horseback riding
- Fishing
- Conference rooms
- Picnic Shelters
- Gift Shop
- Tennis courts
- Basketball court
- Volleyball court
- Bicycle trails
- 18-basketDisc golfcourse
- Nearby activities
Accessibility
[edit]Accessibilityfor thedisabledwas assessed byWest Virginia University.The assessment found the campground, picnic areas, and lake swimming to be accessible.[6]During the 2005 assessment some issues were identified concerning signage and the width of the sidewalk to the playground. Two of the newest park cabins were specifically designed to be accessible.
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Lodge -
Lake near entrance to park -
Golf course
History
[edit]In 2019 the New Deal Resources were added to the National Register of Historic Places as theNew Deal Resources in Cacapon State Park Historic District
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Cacapon State Park".Protected Planet.IUCN.RetrievedApril 30,2018.
- ^abWest Virginia State Parks Facilities Grid, accessed March 29, 2008ArchivedMarch 26, 2009, at theWayback Machine
- ^Where People and Nature Meet: A History of the West Virginia State Parks.Charleston,West Virginia:Pictorial Histories Publishing Company. April 1988.ISBN0-933126-91-3.
- ^Washington Heritage Trail in Morgan County web site, assessed August 3, 2006.
- ^Golf at Cacapon Resort State Parkretrieved Oct 2 2016
- ^Guide to Accessible Recreation and Travel in WV,WVU Center for Excellence in Disabilities web site, accessed July 31, 2006ArchivedJuly 20, 2006, at theWayback Machine