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Blackwater Falls State Park
- Established
- 1937
- Acreage
- 2,358 · 2,358 acres of red spruce and eastern hemlock upland forest
- Location
- Tucker County, WV near Davis (Allegheny Mountains)
- Key features
- 57-foot Blackwater Falls (amber-tinted by tannic acid from hemlock and spruce); Elakala Falls; Lindy Point and Pendleton overlooks; 54-room lodge
- Activities
- Hiking (~20 miles of trails), photography, sledding, lodge and cabin stays, camping, fishing, paddling
- Notable
- The waterfall's amber color comes from tannins leached from fallen hemlock and red spruce needles in the Blackwater River
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Source: en.wikipedia.org · 2026-05-08