Also nearby: Canaan Valley Resort State Park, about 10 miles south of Blackwater Falls, and a major winter destination because of its ski mountain on property, with an elevation of 4,280 feet.

Cousin said Blackwater Falls was the first state park in West Virginia to do the First Day Hike program in 2012. She said it’s a great way to get the year started.

Further south, Blackwater Falls State Park boasts one of the state's most photographed places. Aside from the cascades that serve as the park's namesake, Lindy Point and Pendleton Point offer ...

THOMAS, W.Va. — A 2,700-acre tract of land which is largely the view the public gets from Lindy Point in the Blackwater Falls State Park will soon be protected in perpetuity.