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Opened in 1933, the 6,115-acre (2,475 ha) [2] Cacapon Resort State Park is located on the eastern slopes of Cacapon Mountain in Morgan County, West Virginia, USA. Panorama Overlook, at the southern end of the park and 2,320 feet (710 m) above sea level, is the highest point in the park and in Morgan County.
The CCC was responsible for building roads, trails, cabins, picnic shelters and other amenities including the Old Inn, which was the first lodge in the state's park system. All logs, stone and sand for the CCC construction was sourced locally. In 1936, plans for the dam to create Cacapon lake were approved by the state Public Service Commission ...
Cacapon Mountain (/ k ə ˈ k eɪ p ən / kə-KAY-pən) runs northwest through Morgan and Hampshire Counties in West Virginia's eastern panhandle, rising to its greatest elevation of 2,618 feet (798 m) above sea-level at High Point. Cacapon Mountain is a folded mountain ridge, belonging to the Appalachian Ridge and Valley Province.
Located along Cheat Lake, the park and its 54-room lodge (1958) failed to develop as a tourist attraction. The lodge and 13 acres (5 ha) were leased to the West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey in 1977. The remainder of the park went to a private owner in 1985 as part of a land swap for an added tract to Holly River State Park. [232]
Capon Lake is situated between Yellow Spring and Intermont at the junction of West Virginia Route 259 and Capon Springs Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 16) along the Cacapon River. Capon Springs Run empties into the Cacapon here across from the old Capon Lake Whipple Truss Bridge. Capon Lake takes its name from the Cacapon River's lake-like ...
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Canaan Valley Resort State Park features a 160 room lodge, plus 23 cabins & cottages, and 34 campsites. The park also provides hiking trails, bike trails, ski area, and an 18 hole championship-level golf course designed by Geoffrey Cornish. In 2016, a paragliding launch site was opened on Cabin Mountain, and is accessible from the ski lift. [13]