Cacapon Resort State Park
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)[1]
Looking southeast from atop Cacapon Mountain
Location of Cacapon Resort State Park in West Virginia
Location	Morgan, West Virginia, United States
Coordinates	39°30′21″N 78°18′00″W / 39.50583°N 78.30000°W / 39.50583; -78.30000
Area	6,115 acres (24.75 km2)[2]
Elevation	948 ft (289 m)
Established	1937-07-01[3]
Website	wvstateparks.com/park/cacapon-resort-state-park/

Opened in 1933, the 6,115-acre (2,475 ha)^[2] Cacapon Resort State Park is located on the eastern slopes of Cacapon Mountain in Morgan County, West Virginia, USA. Panorama Overlook, at the southern end of the park and 2,320 feet (710 m) above sea level, is the highest point in the park and in Morgan County.^[4]

Features

• 124-room Lodge (Renovated in 2021)
• 12-room Old Inn
• 25 cabins (two fully accessible for the disabled)
• Efficiency bungalows
• Full-service restaurant
• Healing Waters Spa
• 18-hole, par 72 golf course, designed by Robert Trent Jones^[5]
• Lake swimming
• Rowboat and paddle boat rentals
• Shooting Range
• Horseback riding
• Fishing
• Conference rooms
• Picnic Shelters
• Gift Shop
• Tennis courts
• Basketball court
• Volleyball court
• Bicycle trails
• 18-basket Disc golf course
• Nearby activities

Accessibility

Accessibility for the disabled was assessed by West Virginia University. The assessment found the campground, picnic areas, and lake swimming to be accessible.^[6] During the 2005 assessment some issues were identified concerning signage and the width of the sidewalk to the playground. Two of the newest park cabins were specifically designed to be accessible.

History

In 2019 the New Deal Resources were added to the National Register of Historic Places as the New Deal Resources in Cacapon State Park Historic District