Stonewall Jackson Lake State Park

Stonewall Jackson Lake State Park
Entrance sign for Stonewall Resort along U.S. Route 19.
Map showing the location of Stonewall Jackson Lake State Park
Map showing the location of Stonewall Jackson Lake State Park
Location of Stonewall Jackson Lake State Park in West Virginia
LocationLewis, West Virginia, United States
Coordinates38°56′59″N 80°29′34″W / 38.94972°N 80.49278°W / 38.94972; -80.49278
Area1,736 acres (7.03 km2)[2]
Elevation1,093 ft (333 m)
Established1990
Named forStonewall Jackson Lake
Governing bodyWest Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Websitewvstateparks.com/park/stonewall-resort-state-park/

Stonewall Jackson Lake State Park is a state park along the shores of Stonewall Jackson Lake, an impoundment on the West Fork River in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The lake is a project of the United States Army Corps of Engineers. The original park was completed in 1990 and consisted of a campground, marina, multi-purpose building, and park offices. The revenues generated from park activities were not able to support the debt from construction activities. Senator Robert C. Byrd developed a legislation that meant the State would not have to pay the Corps the $28 million debt if improvements to the State Park exceeded $28 million.

The state chose to venture with the private firm, McCabe-Henley Properties of Charleston. McCabe-Henley, through a bond-issuing agency, sold $44 million in bonds to private markets and investors. This provided a sum of $54 million ($10 million from the State and $44 million from investors), which has been used to build the resort. McCabe-Henley selected management company Benchmark Hospitality International to manage the State Park and Resort. For marketing purposes, the resort is referred to as Stonewall Resort and Stonewall Resort State Park despite the legal name of the park still being Stonewall Jackson Lake State Park.[3][4]

The resort is located in Lewis County, West Virginia, about 10 miles (16 km) south of Weston and about three miles (5 km) off the Roanoke Exit (Exit 91) of Interstate 79.

Stonewall Jackson Lake
  1. ^ "Stonewall Jackson Lake State Park". Protected Planet. IUCN. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  2. ^ West Virginia State Parks Facilities Grid, accessed March 29, 2008 Archived February 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "West Virginia Code §20-5-16". West Virginia Legislature. Retrieved June 12, 2008.
  4. ^ "West Virginia House Bill 4567 (2008)". West Virginia Legislature. Retrieved June 12, 2008.