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Pipestem Resort State Park, Pipestem, WV
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Pipestem Resort State Park

A large southern West Virginia state park in the Bluestone River gorge, straddling Mercer and Summers counties.

Pipestem, WV

About Pipestem Resort State Park

Pipestem Resort State Park covers roughly 4,050 acres in southern West Virginia, spanning the boundary between Mercer and Summers counties. It sits within the gorge carved by the Bluestone River. The park opened in 1970 after development funded by a federal redevelopment program. Visitors can stay in lodge rooms and cabins, and the park's McKeever Lodge houses the Bluestone Dining Room, which hosts buffet events such as holiday meals and a recurring seafood buffet. Park admission itself is free for all West Virginia state parks.

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    Bluestone State Park

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    Rent a pontoon or kayak on West Virginia's third-largest lake, fish for bass and catfish, and stay in a mountainside cabin above the Bluestone River.

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  • Museums

    Princeton Railroad Museum

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  • Sports & Outdoors

    Little Beaver State Park

    No admission fee

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  • Shopping

    Mercer Mall

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    Transit: reachable by public transit

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  • Museums
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    Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine

    Under $25

    Ride a mantrip into a former drift mine with ex-miner guides, then walk a restored coal camp in Beckley's New River Park.

    Transit: reachable by public transit

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  • Sports & Outdoors

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    No admission fee

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