Blackwater Falls, State park in Tucker County, West Virginia, United States
The 62-foot Blackwater Falls cascade down dark-tinted water through the Allegheny Mountains, creating a natural spectacle in the surrounding forest landscape.
The establishment of Blackwater Falls State Park in 1937 marked the preservation of 2,358 acres of natural terrain in the Allegheny Mountains region.
The dark waters of Blackwater Falls, colored by natural tannins from hemlock and red spruce needles, feature on numerous West Virginia photography collections.
Visitors can access multiple observation platforms via wooden boardwalks, offering different perspectives of the falls throughout the four distinct seasons.
The combination of hemlock groves, flowing cascades, and sandstone cliffs forms a geographic configuration found only in this section of West Virginia.
Location: West Virginia
Inception: 1937
Website: https://wvstateparks.com/park/blackwater-falls-state-park
GPS coordinates: 39.10890,-79.49610
Latest update: May 11, 2025 02:28
West Virginia combines natural areas with historic sites. The state features waterfalls, mountain peaks, caves and old railroad tracks. Visitors find national forests, historic battlefields and mineral springs. The region displays geological formations, abandoned mining towns and astronomical observatories.
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