List of West Virginia state parks
Former state parks
Table:
Park name	Image	County and location	Area in acres (ha)	Date of establishment	Date of disestablishment	Streams and/or lakes	Remarks

Booker T. Washington	A topographic map from 1958 illustrating the location of Booker T. Washington State Park.	Kanawha 38°22′55″N 81°44′53″W / 38.38194°N 81.74806°W	7.43 acres (3 ha)	1949	1959By 1959	Near Finney Branch	It was the only state park that allowed admission to African Americans until the park system were integrated in 1954. The park consisted of day-use picnicking facilities, but lacked a pool, hiking trails, campsites, and other amenities.

Grandview	An overlook view of a green forested gorge with a river meandering through it. Category:Grandview State Park on Wikimedia Commons	Raleigh 37°50′29″N 81°03′56″W / 37.84139°N 81.06556°W	877 acres (355 ha)	1939	1990	New River	Initially constructed by the CCC, the park was named for its views of New River Gorge and the river's Horseshoe Bend.

Grave Creek Mound	A grass-covered mound surrounded and topped by trees and surrounded by a fence. Category:Grave Creek Mound on Wikimedia Commons	Marshall 39°55′01″N 80°44′40″W / 39.91694°N 80.74444°W	7 acres (2.83 ha)	1970	1996	None	The Grave Creek Mound measures 69 feet (21 m) tall and 295 feet (90 m) in diameter. Built c.

James Rumsey Monument	A tall fluted granite Ionic column topped with a stone globe. Category:James Rumsey Monument on Wikimedia Commons	Jefferson 39°25′58.20″N 77°47′56.81″W / 39.4328333°N 77.7991139°W	4.09 acres (1.66 ha)	1956	1978	Potomac River	The Rumseyan Society built the 75-foot (23 m) tall granite column as a memorial to local inventor James Rumsey in 1914 and dedicated it in 1915.

Mingo Oak	A transection of the Mingo Oak's trunk, on display. Category:Mingo Oak on Wikimedia Commons	Mingo 37°47′37″N 82°06′46″W / 37.79361°N 82.11278°W	1.5 acres (0.61 ha)	1931	1938	Near Trace Fork	The park was leased to the state of West Virginia for the maintenance and conservation of the Mingo Oak, the oldest and largest living white oak (Quercus alba), until its felling in 1938.

Mont Chateau	A color image postcard with a park lodge in the background and a red convertible in the foreground. Category:Mont Chateau State Park on Wikimedia Commons	Monongalia 39°39′33″N 79°50′52″W / 39.65917°N 79.84778°W	42.16 acres (17.1 ha)	1955	1977	Cheat Lake	Located along Cheat Lake, the park and its 54-room lodge (1958) failed to develop as a tourist attraction. The lodge and 13 acres (5 ha) were leased to the West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey in 1977.

Morgan Morgan Monument	An angled view of a large stone monument with a placard and two nearby white historical markers. Category:Morgan Morgan Monument on Wikimedia Commons	Berkeley 39°20′07″N 78°03′11″W / 39.33528°N 78.05306°W	1.05 acres (0.42 ha)	1956	1970	Mill Creek	Erected in 1924, the monument honors Morgan Morgan who is credited as the first permanent European settler in present-day West Virginia.

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