Bluestone State Park

State Park in Summers County, West Virginia


title: "Bluestone 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-summers-county,-west-virginia", "protected-areas-established-in-1950", "campgrounds-in-west-virginia", "1950-establishments-in-west-virginia", "iucn-category-iii", "bluestone-river"] description: "State Park in Summers County, West Virginia" topic_path: "general/state-parks-of-west-virginia" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluestone_State_Park" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary State Park in Summers County, West Virginia ::

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FieldValue
nameBluestone State Park
iucn_categoryIII
iucn_ref
photoBluestone Lake at Bluestone River.jpg
photo_captionBluestone Lake near the state park marina.
mapUSA West Virginia
map_captionLocation of Bluestone State Park in West Virginia
relief1
locationSummers, West Virginia, United States
coordinates
area_acre2154
area_ref
elevation1742 ft
established1950
named_forBluestone River
governing_bodyWest Virginia Division of Natural Resources
website
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Features

  • 26 cabins
  • Campground with 77 campsites (22 with electrical hookup)
  • Boating access
  • Marina with boat and canoe rental
  • Swimming pool
  • Picnic area

References

References

  1. "Bluestone State Park". IUCN.
  2. "Bluestone Lake State Park". IUCN.
  3. [http://www.wvstateparks.com/recreation/WVSP_facilities_grid.PDF West Virginia State Parks Facilities Grid, accessed March 29, 2008] {{webarchive. link. (March 26, 2009)
  4. (April 1988). "Where People and Nature Meet: A History of the West Virginia State Parks". Pictorial Histories Publishing Company.

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