Little Beaver is well-equipped to Babcock Recreational Facilities State Park provide a memorable outdoor experience. This 562- 77 Oak Hill acre park features a 46-site campground, an 18-acre Picnicking Plum Orchard Lake lake for recreation such as fishing and boating. Miles of • Picnic areas with tables and grills Wildlife Management New River trails challenge hikers, while picnic areas are perfect for • Five reservable picnic shelters Area Gorge family get-togethers or reunions. National Hiking/Mountain Biking River Fishing Beckley • 18-acre lake • Fishing for bass, channel catfish, crappie, bluegill 64 Lester Little Beaver and trout State Park 20 • WV fishing licenseGuyandotte required Twin Falls Resort Sophia 77 19 River State Park Greenbrier Williamson 54 Hinton River 52Recreational Courts 10 Maben Bluestone • Volleyball State Park • Horseshoe pits Pineville 16 Bluestone R.D. Bailey Lake WMA 97 Pipestem Resort Wildlife • Playgrounds Guyandotte Mullens and State Forest State Park Management Tug Fork River River Area KENTUCKY Bluestone Boating River • Paddle, row boat 16 10 and kayak rentals Iaeger in season 52 Welch LOCATION 19 20 Campground • No private 80 Athens watercraft Little Beaver State Park is located77 Panther WMA Princeton The 46-site campground opened in July 2011. Thirty permitted Bradshaw east of Beckley on I-64. Take Exit 129A and follow the 16 Tug Fork River 52 Pinnacle Rock sites have electric and signs to theState park. Park War 460 water and the other 16 83 83 Anawalt WMALatitude: 37.757372 sites offer water only. A Nearby Attractions Longitude: -81.079074Blue eld bathhouse with laundry VIRGINIA facilities is on-site. The • Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine campground features • Black Knight Country Club 16 a central dump station • Bluestone State460 Park 19 and check-in/campstore. • Bluestone Wildlife Management Area 460 Sites have picnic tables • Burning Rock Outdoor Adventure Park Tazewell, VA 1402 Grandview Drive and grills. There are both • Glade Springs Resort Beaver, 25813 reservable and first- • Grandview Country Club 304–763–2494 come, first-served sites • Grandview www.littlebeaverstatepark.com available. • “Honey in the Rock” and “Hatfield and McCoys” outdoor dramas Campsite reservation information, reservation • National Mine Safety 1Academy9 application, and camping rates are • Pipestem Resort State Park posted on the park website. As the Plum Orchard Lake Wildlife Management Area • West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation, 324 4th81 Avenue, South Charleston, WV 25303 campground continues to develop • Tamarack STATEMENT OF POLICY REGARDING THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO USE FACILITIES AND PARTICIPATE IN PROGRAMS the Internet is the best way to • Whitewater rafting Visitors are responsible for observing park rules and regulations. provide the most current information • Winterplace Ski Resort “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 possible. 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.” Information provided in this brochure is current as of design date, but subject to change thereafter. 110712 www.wvstateparks.com 81 Hiking Trails

Little Beaver State Park offers 18 trails for hiking. u Topper’s Ridge u Beaver Creek Trail This rocky trail is .7 miles long. It is considered to be a Many seasonal wildflowers and a stand of virgin pine and moderate to extreme trail for bikers. oak are features of this half-mile trail that encircles a portion u Turkey Spur of Beaver Creek. The trail runs above the lake. A short rocky trail that runs along a ridge spur. .5 miles. u Billy Goat’s Gruff u Weaver Way This is a challenging bike trail full of rocks and steep inclines. Moderate 1.5 mile wooded trail with changing terrain. It is an extreme .6 mile challenge. u Black Bear Run A .5 mile trail that follows a laurel thicket along Beaver Creek. u Creek Bed A moderate .4 mile of wooded trail for bikers and hikers. u Crooked Rock Trail Very rocky and challenging trail with steep terrain. 1.2 miles. u Deer Trail An open trail with .8 miles of changing terrain. The trail changes from an open field to a steep wooded incline. u Drop Off Starts off moderate and then becomes very steep. .4 mile. u Easy Street A wooded .5 mile easy trail. Wooded with moderate changing terrain. u Hemlock Trail A moderate .25 mile trail in a stand of hemlocks. u Lake Front Trail A loop trail that follows the lake front. Very easy and a 1.1 distance. u Laurel Creek This trail is 2.6 miles and is the second longest trail in the park. It follows the park boundary along Country Club Road and is an easy to moderate walk with changing scenery. u Nature Ridge This trail has an incline, sometimes steep, that follows the ridge above the lake. It is a 2.2 mile trail. u Railroad Grade This trail is 1.95 miles long. The scenery ranges from deep woods to open meadows. Gentle loop trail that follows Laurel Run Creek. u Rhododendron Run This trail is 2.5 miles long, which makes it the longest in the park. It follows the park boundary with extreme terrain challenges to bikers and hikers. u Stone Trough Rocky and steep wooded trail with changing terrain. The length is .9 miles.