Audra State Park

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title: "Audra State Park" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["state-parks-of-west-virginia", "protected-areas-of-barbour-county,-west-virginia", "protected-areas-established-in-1950", "campgrounds-in-west-virginia", "1950-establishments-in-west-virginia", "iucn-category-iii", "swimming-venues-in-west-virginia"] description: "State park in Barbour County, West Virginia" topic_path: "general/state-parks-of-west-virginia" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audra_State_Park" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary State park in Barbour County, West Virginia ::

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Field	Value
name	Audra State Park
iucn_category	III
iucn_ref
photo	Audra State Park.jpg
photo_caption	Middle Fork River
map	USA West Virginia
map_caption	Location of Audra State Park in West Virginia
relief	1
location	Barbour & Upshur, West Virginia, United States
coordinates
area_acre	355
elevation	1811 ft
established	1950
named_for	Audra, West Virginia
governing_body	West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
website
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The park serves as the put-in point for a 6.6 mile kayak run along about 2.8 miles the Middle Fork River and about 3.8 miles of the Tygart Valley River to the confluence of the latter with the Buckhannon River.

Features

• 67 camp sites
• Swimming in the Middle Fork River
• Hiking trails
• Kayaking in the Middle Fork River
• Picnic area

Accessibility

Accessibility for the disabled was assessed by West Virginia University. The assessment found the campground, picnic area, and park offices to be accessible. The main swimming hole (just below the site of the former gristmill), with wet, slippery rocks and unpaved approaches is not considered accessible.

References

References

1. "Audra State Park". IUCN.
2. (April 1988). "Where People and Nature Meet: A History of the West Virginia State Parks". Pictorial Histories Publishing Company.
3. Carrol, S. and Miller, M., ''Hiking West Virginia'', p.92, Globe Pequot Press, Guilford, CT (2003).
4. [http://www.audrastatepark.com/recreation.html Audra State Park web page, accessed March 16, 2008.]
5. Crockett, M., "''Jewels in our Crown''", Pictoria Histories, Charleston, WV, 2004. {{ISBN. 1-891852-35-3
6. [http://www.americanwhitewater.org/rivers/id/2455/ American Whitewater web site, Middle Fork River page, accessed July 19, 2006.]
7. [http://www.cedwvu.org/programs/realchoice/recreation/ ''Guide to Accessible Recreation and Travel in WV'', WVU Center for Excellence in Disabilities web site, accessed July 31, 2006] {{webarchive. link. (July 20, 2006)

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