Watoga State Park, Monongahela National Forest

Name: Watoga State Park
Address: Monongahela National Forest, United States

#49 among attractions in Monongahela National Forest

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Watoga State Park, Monongahela National Forest

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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. 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. ()

Established: 1934 (90 years ago)Coordinates: 38°6'13"N, 80°8'59"W

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Monongahela National Forest United States

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Watoga State Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pearl S. Buck Birthplace, Calvin Price State Forest, Spice Run Wilderness, McNeel Mill.

4 miNW
History museum, Museum
Pearl S. Buck Birthplace, Hillsboro
103 min walk • The Pearl S. Buck Birthplace is a historic home in Hillsboro, West Virginia where American writer Pearl S. Buck was born. The home now serves as a museum offering guided tours.
2.8 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Calvin Price State Forest, Monongahela National Forest
71 min walk • Calvin Price State Forest is a 9,482-acre state forest in eastern Pocahontas and Greenbrier counties, West Virginia. The forest is the newest in West Virginia's system, having been mostly purchased in 1953 from New River Lumber Company.
6.3 miSW
Locality
Spice Run Wilderness, Monongahela National Forest
160 min walk • Spice Run Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness area within the Monongahela National Forest of West Virginia in the United States. The remote area has no passenger car access.
4.1 miNW
Watermill
McNeel Mill, Monongahela National Forest
105 min walk • The McNeel Mill is located just south of the intersection of route 219 and route 39 and route 55 in Mill Point, Pocahontas County, West Virginia. The mill was completed in 1868 by Isaac McNeel and was in operation until 1947. The three-story wood-frame mill operated with a 21-foot diameter metal mill wheel.
5.7 miW
Bridge
Locust Creek Covered Bridge, Monongahela National Forest
146 min walk • The Locust Creek Covered Bridge is the only remaining covered bridge in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. It is located approximately 6 miles outside Hillsboro. The bridge is now for pedestrian traffic only.
3.4 miNW
Church
Pleasant Green Methodist Episcopal Church, Monongahela National Forest
87 min walk • Pleasant Green Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic African-American Methodist Episcopal church located at Seebert, Pocahontas County, West Virginia.