Watoga State Park

Watoga State Park
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)[1]
Watoga Lake
Map showing the location of Watoga State Park
Map showing the location of Watoga State Park
Location of Watoga State Park in West Virginia
LocationPocahontas, West Virginia, United States
Nearest townSeebert, West Virginia
Coordinates38°06′13″N 80°08′59″W / 38.10361°N 80.14972°W / 38.10361; -80.14972
Area10,100 acres (41 km2)[2]
Elevation2,894 ft (882 m)
EstablishedMay 1934[3]
Named forWatoga Lake
Governing bodyWest Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Websitewvstateparks.com/park/watoga-state-park/
New Deal Resources in Watoga State Park Historic District
Watoga State Park is located in West Virginia
Watoga State Park
Watoga State Park is located in the United States
Watoga State Park
LocationHC 82 (9 miles southwest of WV 39), near Marlinton, West Virginia
Area10,269 acres (4,156 ha)
NRHP reference No.10001227[4]
Added to NRHPFebruary 4, 2011

Watoga State Park is a state park located near Seebert in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. The largest of West Virginia's state parks, it covers slightly over 10,100 acres (41 km2).[2] Nearby parks include the Greenbrier River Trail, which is adjacent to the park, Beartown State Park, and Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park. Also immediately adjacent to the park is the 9,482-acre Calvin Price State Forest. It is one of the darkest night skies of all of West Virginia State Parks.[5]

  1. ^ "Watoga State Park". Protected Planet. IUCN. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "West Virginia State Parks Facilities Grid" (PDF). West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. Retrieved June 16, 2008.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 2/14/11 through 2/18/11. National Park Service. February 25, 2011.
  5. ^ R, Mike (August 24, 2021). "State Park Bortle 2 Scale Information In The US". CosmosPNW. Retrieved January 24, 2022.