Babcock State Park

Mountain Laurel blooming in June

A friend and I were passing through the area and stopped for a hike. We walked 1.6 miles around the beautiful lake surrounded by an abundance of Mountain Laurel in full bloom!

Should’ve been a five…

It’s all in the timing. We arrived right after bad storms had come through and the site we had reserved didn’t have electricity (along with the rest of the lower numbed site). They didn’t know when ...

Scenic Mill

We were driving in the New River Gorge National Park from south to north (it's a long Park). Along the way, we pass by Babcock State Park. This is a state park in the mountains. One of its claims to f...

Must see!!

Not the biggest parking lot by the gift shop, but we were able to snag one. Nice gift shop with restrooms. Grist mill was gorgeous as the leaves were starting to change. Did a couple small hikes. Defi...

Beautiful state park near New River Gorge nationl park.

Great place to hike and relax. We stayed in CCC cabin #19 which was 2 bedroom (one full bed and bunks in other room). Full kitchen and full bath (shower was quite small). Large stone firplace in livin...