77 119 Cheat 7 Lake Bruceton Mills 19 68 Coopers Rock Morgantown State Forest 7 Monongahela River Fairmont Prickett’s Fort Cheat River State Park Kingwood 7 Terra 72 Alta 19 92 119 Briery Mountain 250 WMA West Fork Valley Falls River State Park Cathedral Cathedral State Park Grafton Redhouse, MD State Park 50 Tygart Lake 50 50 State Park MD Clarksburg Bridgeport North Branch Potomac River Pleasant Creek 72 219 Watters Smith WMA Monongahela 93 42 Memorial 38 National Forest Fairfax Stone State Park State Park 19 Tygart River Cheat River Thomas 77 Davis 219 Parsons 119 92 Teter Creek Blackwater Falls 32 Blackwater 250 WMA State Park River Dry Fork Canaan Valley Shavers River 72 Resort State Park Belington Fork Otter Creek Dolly Sods 33 Wilderness Wilderness Elkins Harman LOCATION33 55 33 Cathedral State Park is located on U. S. Route55 50 near 220 Aurora, , approximately five miles west of Redhouse, Maryland, and 30 minutes north of Blackwater Falls State Park. Cathedral State Park is an ancient hemlock The well-known largest hemlock tree in the state was forest of majestic proportions, and one of the last felled by lightning in 2004. commemorations of the vast old growth hemlock forests that once flourished in the Appalachian On May 20, 1983, the Society of American Foresters highlands. Trees up to 90 feet in height and more recognized Cathedral in its National Natural Areas than 16 feet in circumference form cloisters in the Program, as an “outstanding example of a vegetative 12 Cathedral Park Drive park. Throughout the woods, eastern hemlock is the community in a near natural condition”…”with its Aurora, West Virginia 26705 dominant species. associated biotic, edaphic, geologic and aquatic 304–735–3771 features dedicated for scientific and educational www.cathedralstatepark.com The land was purchased in 1922 by Mr. Branson Haas. purposes.” The area was registered because it is Mr. Haas was a workman for the Brookside Hotel, which “maintained in the natural condition, by allowing stood where the park superintendent’s residence now physical and biological processes to operate, usually stands. He sold the forest to the state of West Virginia without direct human intervention.” in 1942, with the provision that it remain untouched by West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation, 324 4th Avenue, South Charleston, WV 25303 ax or saw. Mr. Haas served as caretaker until his death. Cathedral State Park consists of 132 acres, located on STATEMENT OF POLICY REGARDING THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO USE FACILITIES AND PARTICIPATE IN PROGRAMS On October 6, 1966, Cathedral State Park was entered U.S. Route 50, in Preston County in northeastern Visitors are responsible for observing park rules and regulations. in the National Registry for Natural History Landmarks, West Virginia. The region is hilly to mountainous, but “It is the policy of the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources to provide its facilities, accommodations, services and programs to all persons without regard to gender, race, color, age, religion, national origin or disability. Proper licenses, registration and compliance with as “an area that possesses exceptional value in the park is located on rather gently sloping ground official rules and regulations are the only sources of restrictions for facility use or program participation.” “The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources is an equal opportunity employer.” illustrating the natural history of the United States.” with an elevation varying from 2,460 to 2,620 feet. Information provided in this brochure is current as of design date, but subject to change thereafter. 070813 www.wvstateparks.com Checklist Trees & Shrubs Birds ¯¯American Beech ¯¯American Crow ¯¯Aspen ¯¯American Goldfinch ¯¯Black Cherry ¯¯American Robin ¯¯Chestnut ¯¯Barred Owl ¯¯Cucumber Tree ¯¯Blackcapped Chickadee ¯¯Hemlock ¯¯Black-throated Blue Warbler ¯¯Mountain Laurel ¯¯Blue Jay ¯¯Red Maple ¯¯Cardinal ¯¯Red Oak ¯¯Cedar Waxwing ¯¯Red Spruce ¯¯Common Screech Owl ¯¯Rhododendron ¯¯Dark-eyed Junco ¯¯Sarvisberry ¯¯Downy Woodpecker ¯¯Sugar Maple ¯¯Hermit Thrush ¯¯White Pine ¯¯House Wren Cathedral Park Drive 12 VirginiaAurora, West 26705 304–735–3771 www.cathedralstatepark.com ¯¯White Oak ¯¯Louisiana Waterthrush ¯¯Yellow Birch ¯¯Northern Oriole Others: ¯¯Northern Parula Warbler ¯¯______¯¯Red-breasted Nuthatch ¯¯______¯¯Rose-breasted Grosbeak ¯¯______¯¯Ruby-throated Hummingbird Wildflowers ¯¯Ruffed Grouse ¯ ¯¯Bellwort ¯Scarlet Tanager ¯ ¯¯Bloodroot ¯Solitary Vireo ¯ ¯¯Blue-eyed Grass ¯Tufted Titmouse ¯ ¯¯Bluet ¯Wild Turkey ¯ ¯¯Canada Violet ¯Wood Thrush ¯¯Common Woodsorrel Others: ¯ ¯¯Dwarf Cornel ¯______¯ ¯¯Ginseng ¯______¯ ¯¯Hepatica ¯______¯¯Jack-in-the-pulpit ¯¯Ladies’ tresses Animals ¯¯May Apple ¯¯Bat ¯¯Miterwort ¯¯Chipmunk ¯¯Nightshade ¯¯Deer Mouse ¯¯Partridgeberry ¯¯Fox Squirrel ¯¯Painted Trillium ¯¯Gray Fox ¯¯Pink Lady’s Slipper ¯¯Raccoon ¯¯Plume Lily ¯¯Red Fox ¯¯Spring Beauty ¯¯Red Squirrel ¯¯Squirrel Corn ¯¯Skunk ¯¯Toothwort ¯¯Vole ¯¯Trailing Arbutus ¯¯Whitetail Deer ¯¯Turk’s Cap Lily ¯¯Woodchuck ¯¯Wild Geranium Others: ¯¯Wild Lily-of-the-Valley ¯¯______¯¯Wood Anemone ¯¯______Others: ¯¯______¯¯______¯¯______¯¯______