Blackwater Falls State Park

Introduction

Blackwater Falls State Park is located deep in the Allegheny Mountains of Tucker County, West Virginia, and is one of the state's most revered natural parks. The park is named after the spectacular Blackwater Falls, where water cascades 62 feet down a sandstone cliff, creating white mist against the canyon walls before plunging into the deep Blackwater River canyon. Observation platforms around the falls offer multiple spectacular viewing angles, with the autumn foliage panorama from Lindy Point being the most breathtaking. The park covers over 10,000 acres at an elevation of approximately 2,900 feet, representing the typical landscape of the Allegheny Plateau. The park features over 20 miles of hiking trails through old-growth red spruce forests, northern hardwood forests, and high-elevation bog wetlands, with the classic hike to Lindy Point being the most popular. The park has distinct four seasons, offering West Virginia's best winter snow sports with cross-country skiing and snowshoe trails, while autumn brings famous golden and red foliage making it one of the East Coast's premier fall foliage destinations.

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