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Watoga State Park

  • address 4800 Watoga Park Road, Marlinton, WV 2495438.1166181-80.12776389999999

Located in the mountains of Pocahontas County, Watoga State Park is West Virginia’s largest state park. With 10,100 acres of land, Watoga is filled with many recreational activities including hiking, swimming, fishing and boating. Watoga Lake is known for excellent fishing opportunities and is part of the Division of Natural Resources’ stocking program. A multipurpose building, museum and observation tower are just a few of the unique attractions at Watoga State Park.

In October 2021, the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) awarded Watoga State Park with official Dark Sky Park status. Watoga is a beautiful destination to camp beneath a brilliant Almost Heaven starry sky.

West Prestonsburg Bridge

  • address Cs-1019 , Prestonsburg, KY 4165337.6722679-82.7791635

One of the most unique rainbow arch bridges in the country, this bridge has a lightweight appearance and soaring arch. The bridge is abandoned and severely deteriorated. In particular, the hangers have spalled revealing solid steel reinforcing within, indicating that this bridge is in an engineering sense a Marsh arch