Pipestem Resort State Park

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name = Pipestem Resort State Park
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image_caption = Bluestone Gorge
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region = Mercer
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established_type = Established
established = 1963
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owner = West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
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map_caption = Location of Pipestem Resort State Park in West Virginia
map_locator = West Virginia
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website = [http://www.pipestemresort.com Pipestem Resort State Park]

Pipestem Resort State Park is a convert|4050|acre|adj=on state park located in southern West Virginia on the border between Mercer and Summers counties. The park was built with grants provided by the Area Redevelopment Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce under the administration of President John F. Kennedy. [ [http://www.rpts.tamu.edu/pugsley/McKeever.htm Kermit McKeever award web page, accessed September 30, 2006] ] It is located in the gorge of the Bluestone River.

The park features two hotels, one of which may be reached only by an aerial tramway to the bottom of the gorge, over a dozen wood cabins, a regular and a par-3 golf course, several restaurants, and other recreational activities, including its own stable of horses.

Nearby cities and attractions

* Athens, West Virginia
* Concord University
* Princeton, West Virginia
* Hinton, West Virginia
* Bluestone State Park
* Bluestone Lake
* New River
* Sandstone Falls

See also

List of West Virginia state parks

References

External links

* [http://www.pipestemresort.com// Official site]