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By Emmie Cornell In State Parks

State Park Spotlight: Little Beaver

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Little Beaver State Park is in Randolph County, near the town of Beckley. Created in 1941 as a 4-H camp, it was sold to the state for $1 in 1970 and was established as a state park. Little Beaver includes stone work done by the CCC in the 1930s, including the nearby Little Beaver Lake, an 18 acre body of water. It sits on the bank of Little Beaver Pond and features trails for hiking, biking, and horseback riding, as well as many camp sites and accommodations for taking advantage of all the benefits that the lake offers. in 2015, Little Beaver State Park had an economic significance of $5,374,317.

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