North Bend State Park

North Bend State Park
North Bend State Park
IUCN category III (natural monument or feature)
	North Bend Lodge
	Location of North Bend State Park in West Virginia
Location	Ritchie, West Virginia, United States
Coordinates	39°13′15″N 81°06′35″W / 39.22083°N 81.10972°W
Area	2,459 acres (9.95 km2)
Elevation	981 ft (299 m)
Established	1951
Website	wvstateparks.com/park/north-bend-state-park/

North Bend State Park sits on 2,459 acres (995 ha)^[2] along the North Fork of the Hughes River in Ritchie County near Harrisville, West Virginia. The park is named after the sharp bend in the river that the formed three sides of the original park boundary. The North Bend Rail Trail, a 72-mile (116 km) hiking and biking corridor, is also managed as a unit of the park. A new 305 acre (1.23 km²) lake was recently added to the park.

^ "North Bend State Park". Protected Planet. IUCN. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
^ ^a ^b West Virginia State Parks Facilities Grid, accessed March 29, 2008 Archived February 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^ 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.

[IUCN1-1] "North Bend State Park". Protected Planet. IUCN. Retrieved April 30, 2018.

[WVSPFacilities-2] West Virginia State Parks Facilities Grid, accessed March 29, 2008 Archived February 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

[WPaNM-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.

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