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'''Hawks Nest State Park''' is located on {{convert|370|acre}}<ref name=WVSPFacilities /> in [[Fayette County, West Virginia|Fayette County]] near [[Ansted, West Virginia]]. The park's clifftop overlook along [[U.S. Route 60]] provides a scenic vista of the [[New River (Kanawha River)|New River]], some 750 feet (230 m) below.<ref>Crockett, M., "''Jewels in our Crown''", Pictoria Histories, Charleston, WV, 2004. ISBN 1-891852-35-3</ref> The [[hydro-electric]] project tunnel that passes underneath nearby Gauley Mountain was the scene of the tragic [[Great Depression|Depression]]-era [[Hawk's Nest incident]]. The park's lodge and aerial [[Gondola lift|gondola]] to the river are located about a mile further east from the overlook along U.S. 60, closer to the center of Ansted.
'''Hawks Nest State Park''' is located on {{convert|370|acre}}<ref name=WVSPFacilities /> in [[Fayette County, West Virginia|Fayette County]] near [[Ansted, West Virginia]]. The park's clifftop overlook along [[U.S. Route 60]] provides a scenic vista of the [[New River (Kanawha River)|New River]], some 750 feet (230 m) below.<ref>Crockett, M., "''Jewels in our Crown''", Pictoria Histories, Charleston, WV, 2004. ISBN 1-891852-35-3</ref> The [[hydro-electric]] project tunnel that passes underneath nearby Gauley Mountain was the scene of the tragic [[Great Depression|Depression]]-era [[Hawk's Nest incident]]. The original building, now a gift shop and museum was built as a CCC (Civilian Conservation Corp)project in which Eleanor Roosevelt was a driving force to build State Parks in WV and other areas. The new lodge was constructed in the 1960's when Kermit McKeever was in charge of the WV Department of Parks and Recreation. ffif The park's lodge and aerial [[Gondola lift|gondola]] to the river are located about a mile further east from the overlook along U.S. 60, closer to the center of Ansted.



==Features==
==Features==
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* 9 hole golf course
* 9 hole golf course
* Swimming pool
* Swimming pool
* Hiking trails
* Hiking trails <ref><ref></ref></ref>
* Picnic area
* Picnic area
* Gift shop
* Gift shop

Revision as of 13:07, 17 September 2013

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Hawks Nest State Park is located on 370 acres (150 ha)[1] in Fayette County near Ansted, West Virginia. The park's clifftop overlook along U.S. Route 60 provides a scenic vista of the New River, some 750 feet (230 m) below.[2] The hydro-electric project tunnel that passes underneath nearby Gauley Mountain was the scene of the tragic Depression-era Hawk's Nest incident. The original building, now a gift shop and museum was built as a CCC (Civilian Conservation Corp)project in which Eleanor Roosevelt was a driving force to build State Parks in WV and other areas. The new lodge was constructed in the 1960's when Kermit McKeever was in charge of the WV Department of Parks and Recreation. ffif The park's lodge and aerial gondola to the river are located about a mile further east from the overlook along U.S. 60, closer to the center of Ansted.


Eigenschaften

  • 31 room lodge
  • Restaurant
  • Aerial tram between the lodge and the New River shore
  • 9 hole golf course
  • Swimming pool
  • Hiking trails Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).</ref>
  • Picnic area
  • Gift shop
  • River Nature Center
  • Hawks Nest Rail Trail (1.8 mile)

Zugänglichkeit

Accessibility for the disabled was assessed by West Virginia University. The assessment found the park lodge and facilities to be generally accessible.[3] However, during the 2005 assessment, some issues were identified with a stairway and with some exit lighting.

See also

References

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference WVSPFacilities was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Crockett, M., "Jewels in our Crown", Pictoria Histories, Charleston, WV, 2004. ISBN 1-891852-35-3
  3. ^ Guide to Accessible Recreation and Travel in WV, WVU Center for Excellence in Disabilities web site, accessed July 31, 2006
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