Lost River State Park

State park in Hardy County, West Virginia

38°53′47″N 78°54′47″W / 38.89639°N 78.91306°W / 38.89639; -78.91306Area3,712 acres (15.02 km2)Elevation2,037 ft (621 m)Established1934[2]Named forLost RiverGoverning bodyWest Virginia Division of Natural ResourcesWebsitewvstateparks.com/park/lost-river-state-park/

Lost River State Park is a state park located in Hardy County, West Virginia near the community of Mathias. The park encompasses 3,712 acres (15.02 km2) managed by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. Despite the name of the park, it does not abut the Lost River; it lies about 2.3 miles (3.7 km) west of the river.

The park features a selection of twenty-six vacation cabins. It also provides hiking trails, horses, a swimming pool, and other sports facilities that include tennis, badminton, volleyball, and archery. Lost River State Park includes the historic Lighthorse Harry Lee Cabin (c. 1800), which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The park is located near the site of the 1756 Battle of the Trough, a skirmish between Virginia militia and a band of French and Indian warriors, during the French and Indian War.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Lost River State Park". Protected Planet. IUCN. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Inn at Lost River web site, accessed July 25, 2006

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