W. Va. Code § 20-1-19

Current through 2024 First Special Session

Section 20-1-19 - West Virginia state parks and state forests

(a) The state parks of West Virginia are:

(1) Audra;

(2) Babcock;

(3) Beartown;

(4) Beech Fork;

(5) Berkeley Springs;

(6) Blackwater Falls;

(7) Blennerhassett Island Historical;

(8) Bluestone;

(9) Cacapon Resort;

(10) Camp Creek;

(11) Canaan Valley Resort;

(12) Carnifex Ferry Battlefield;

(13) Cass Scenic Railroad;

(14) Cathedral;

(15) Cedar Creek;

(16) Chief Logan;

(17) Droop Mountain Battlefield;

(18) Fairfax Stone Historical Monument;

(19) Hawks Nest;

(20) Holly River;

(21) Little Beaver;

(22) Lost River;

(23) Moncove Lake;

(24) North Bend;

(25) Pinnacle Rock;

(26) Pipestem Resort;

(27) Prickett's Fort;

(28) Stonewall Resort;

(29) Summersville Lake;

(30) Tomlinson Run;

(31) Tu-Endie-Wei (Point Pleasant Battle Monument);

(32) Twin Falls Resort;

(33) Tygart Lake;

(34) Valley Falls;

(35) Watoga; and

(36) Watters Smith Memorial.

(b) The state forests of West Virginia are:

(1) Cabwaylingo;

(2) Calvin Price;

(3) Camp Creek;

(4) Coopers Rock;

(5) Greenbrier;

(6) Kanawha;

(7) Kumbrabow;

(8) Panther Forest/WMA, consisting of approximately twenty-six acres containing park facilities; and

(9) Seneca.

(c) Neither the director nor any officer, employee or agent of the Division of Natural Resources may close, change the name or the designated use of a state park or state forest without statutory authorization.

W. Va. Code § 20-1-19

Amended by 2023SP1 Acts, ch. TBD (HB 124), eff. 8/8/2023.