Babcock State Park is a

state park State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the sub-national level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural ...

located along the

New River Gorge The New River Gorge National Park and Preserve is a unit of the United States National Park Service (NPS) designed to protect and maintain the New River Gorge in southern West Virginia in the Appalachian Mountains. Established in 1978 as a nat ...

on wooded in Fayette County,

West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the ...

. It is located approximately 20 miles away from the New River Gorge Bridge. Located near the park headquarters, the Glade Creek Grist Mill is commonly photographed. It was named in honor of Edward V. Babcock. Completed in 1976 by combining parts of three other West Virginia grist mills, it is a replica of the original Cooper's Mill that was located nearby. The park's web site describes the Glade Creek Grist Mill as a living, working monument to the more than 500 mills that used to be located throughout the state.

Features

* 28 cabins * 52 campsites * gift shop * More than 20 miles of hiking trails * outdoor sports facilities (basketball court, tennis court, volleyball court, horseshoe pit) * Boley Lake * rental watercraft (paddleboats, rowboats, canoes) * swimming pool * fishing (lake and stream) * horseback and pony rides (closed) * naturalist-led hikes and presentations * picnic shelters * corn meal and buckwheat flour made at the Glade Creek Grist Mill are available for sale * scenic overlooks

Accessibility

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for the

disabled Disability is the experience of any condition that makes it more difficult for a person to do certain activities or have equitable access within a given society. Disabilities may be cognitive, developmental, intellectual, mental, physical, ...

was assessed by

West Virginia University West Virginia University (WVU) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Morgantown, West Virginia. Its other campuses are those of the West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Beckley, Potomac State Coll ...

. The assessment found the campground, picnic shelters, restrooms, and ramps and doorways to public buildings to be accessible.''Guide to Accessible Recreation and Travel in WV'', WVU Center for Excellence in Disabilities web site, accessed July 31, 2006
The park also has accessible fishing access and two accessible cabins. During the 2005 assessment some issues were identified concerning parking lot signage and slippery stairways.

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* {{authority control State parks of West Virginia State parks of the Appalachians Protected areas established in 1934 Mill museums in the United States Industry museums in West Virginia Museums in Fayette County, West Virginia Protected areas of Fayette County, West Virginia Campgrounds in West Virginia Grinding mills in West Virginia IUCN Category III 1934 establishments in West Virginia New River Gorge National Park and Preserve

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