Watoga State Park | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)[1] | |
Location | Pocahontas, West Virginia, United States |
Nearest town | Seebert, West Virginia |
Coordinates | 38°06′13″N 80°08′59″W / 38.10361°N 80.14972°W |
Area | 10,100 acres (41 km2)[2] |
Elevation | 2,894 ft (882 m) |
Established | May 1934[3] |
Named for | Watoga Lake |
Governing body | West Virginia Division of Natural Resources |
Website | wvstateparks |
New Deal Resources in Watoga State Park Historic District | |
Location | HC 82 (9 miles southwest of WV 39), near Marlinton, West Virginia |
Area | 10,269 acres (4,156 ha) |
NRHP reference No. | 10001227[4] |
Added to NRHP | February 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]