Kanawha State Forest

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Coordinates: 38°16′53″N 81°38′30″W / 38.28139°N 81.64167°W

Kanawha State Forest
West Virginia State Forest
Kanawha State Forest sign
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Kanawha

Elevation	741 ft (225.9 m)
Coordinates	38°16′53″N 81°38′30″W / 38.28139°N 81.64167°W / 38.28139; -81.64167

Area	9,300 acres (3,763.6 ha)

Owner	West Virginia Division of Natural Resources

Nearest city	Charleston, West Virginia

Location of Kanawha State Forest in West Virginia
Wikimedia Commons: Kanawha State Forest
Website: Kanawha State Forest

Kanawha State Forest is a 9,300-acre (38 km²) recreation area located near the community of Loudendale, West Virginia, which is about 7 miles (11 km) from downtown Charleston, West Virginia, United States. It is managed by the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources.

While still classified as a "state forest", the West Virginia Legislature has directed that the facility be managed as a state park.

The Davis Creek Road entrance to Kanawha State Forest is located at 38°16′53″N 81°38′30″W / 38.28139°N 81.64167°W / 38.28139; -81.64167 (38.28133, -81.64169)^[1].

One or more geocaches are located in the forest.

Recreational opportunities include:

Overnight Camping
Picnicking
Hiking
Public Shooting-range
Mountain Biking
Cross-country Skiing
Swimming pool and playground

[edit] References

^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

[edit] See also

List of West Virginia state forests

[edit] External links

Protected Areas of West Virginia

Federal

National Historic Parks	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park • Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

National Forests	George Washington National Forest • Jefferson National Forest • Monongahela National Forest

National Wildlife Refuges	Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge • Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge

National Trails System	Appalachian National Scenic Trail

National Recreation Areas	Gauley River National Recreation Area • Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area

National Wilderness	Big Draft Wilderness • Cranberry Wilderness • Dolly Sods Wilderness • Laurel Fork North Wilderness • Laurel Fork South Wilderness • Mountain Lake Wilderness • Otter Creek Wilderness • Roaring Plains Wilderness • Spice Run Wilderness

National Rivers	Bluestone National Scenic River • New River Gorge National River

State

State parks	Audra • Babcock • Beartown • Beech Fork • Berkeley Springs • Blackwater Falls • Blennerhassett Island • Bluestone • Cacapon Resort • Camp Creek • Canaan Valley Resort • Carnifex Ferry Battlefield • Cass Scenic Railroad • Cathedral • Cedar Creek • Chief Logan • Droop Mountain Battlefield • Fairfax Stone • Greenbrier River Trail • Hawks Nest • Holly River • Little Beaver • Lost River • Moncove Lake • North Bend Rail Trail • North Bend • Pinnacle Rock • Pipestem Resort • Prickett's Fort • Stonewall Jackson Lake • Tomlinson Run • Tu-Endie-Wei • Twin Falls Resort • Tygart Lake • Valley Falls • Watoga • Watters Smith Memorial

State forests	Cabwaylingo • Calvin Price • Camp Creek • Coopers Rock • Greenbrier • Kanawha • Kumbrabow • Seneca

Wildlife management areas	Allegheny • Amherst-Plymouth • Anawalt Lake • Bear Rock Lakes • Becky Creek • Beech Fork Lake • Berwind Lake • Beury Mountain • Big Ditch • Big Ugly • Bluestone Lake • Briery Mountain • Burches Run • Burnsville Lake • Castleman Run Lake • Cecil H. Underwood • Center Branch • Chief Cornstalk • Conaway Run Lake • Cross Creek • Dunkard Fork • East Lynn Lake • Edwards Run • Elk Creek • Elk River • Fort Mill Ridge • Frozen Camp • Green Bottom • Handley • Hilbert • Hillcrest • Horse Creek • Hughes River • Huttonsville State Farm • Lantz Farm and Nature Preserve • Laurel Lake • Lewis Wetzel • Little Indian Creek • McClintic • Meadow River • Mill Creek • Moncove Lake • Morris Creek • Nathaniel Mountain • Panther • Pedlar • Pleasant Creek • Plum Orchard Lake • Pruntytown State Farm • R.D. Bailey Lake • Ritchie Mines • Sand Hill • Shannondale Springs • Short Mountain • Slatyfork • Sleepy Creek • Smoke Camp • Snake Hill • South Branch • Stonecoal Lake • Stonewall Jackson Lake • Stumptown • Summersville Lake • Tate Lohr • Teter Creek Lake • The Jug • Thorn Creek • Tug Fork • Turkey Run • Upper Deckers Creek • Upper Mud River • Valley Bend Wetlands • Wallback • Widmeyer • Woodrum Lake

Other WVDNR sites	West Virginia State Wildlife Center