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Know before you go
- Trout stocked in the lakes in season
- Very quiet outside summer weekends
What you can do here
Three small lakes sit inside the park's 2,483 acres, and trout are stocked in them in season. Small still water fishes differently from a stocked stream: shorelines are walkable and no boat is required to reach fish. Check WVDNR stocking schedules and park rules for the season you are coming.
A campground sits in 2,483 acres of Gilmer County woods, and the park is very quiet outside summer weekends. Midweek and shoulder-season nights should be easy to get and quiet to sleep through. State park campgrounds book through the state park system, so confirm dates and what the loops offer before you drive.
Trails here are easy and networked rather than long or steep, linking the three fishing lakes across the park's 2,483 acres. This is walking for an afternoon, not a training day. Use is light outside summer weekends, so you can expect to have most of it to yourself.
Three small fishing lakes mean sheltered water — no current, short crossings, shoreline never far off — which is why this rates as beginner paddling. Nothing here is a long trip. Ask the park which craft are allowed on each lake and whether anything is rented on site before you count on getting out.
The park lists disc golf but publishes no hole count, layout or length. What the record supports is the setting: 2,483 acres of gentle Gilmer County ground with light use outside summer weekends, which usually means an open tee. UDisc is the working database for courses statewide, and the park office can tell you what is currently in place.
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Place-level placement for operators within range of this trailhead, put-in or crag.
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