Pipestem Resort State Park

The 4,050-acre park spreads across a natural landscape in the Bluestone River Gorge, featuring two hotels, numerous hiking trails, and golf courses.

The park was established in 1963 through grants from the Area Redevelopment Administration under President John F. Kennedy's administration to promote regional tourism.

The name originates from the narrowleaf meadowsweet plant that Native Americans and early settlers used to create stems for tobacco pipes.

The park offers 26 wood cabins, two lodges, multiple dining options, horseback riding facilities, and an aerial tramway that takes visitors to the bottom of the gorge.

The Mountain Creek Lodge can only be reached by taking a suspended aerial tramway that descends 1,100 feet into the depths of the Bluestone Gorge.

Location: Summers County

Inception: 1963

Operator: WV Division of Natural Resources

Website: https://wvstateparks.com/park/pipestem-resort-state-park

GPS coordinates: 37.54114,-80.98370

Latest update: May 15, 2025 09:47