Beartown State Park
Beartown State Park is a 110-acre state park located on the eastern summit of Droop Mountain, 7 miles southwest of Hillsboro, West Virginia, in northern Greenbrier County, West Virginia.Places of Interest
Highlights include Droop Mountain and Locust Creek Covered Bridge.
Droop Mountain
Peak
Droop Mountain is a small mountain in the Allegheny Mountains on the border of Greenbrier and Pocahontas counties in southeastern West Virginia. It was the scene of one of West Virginia's most important battles during the American Civil War—the Battle of Droop Mountain.
Locust Creek Covered Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Bitmapped, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Locust Creek Covered Bridge is the only remaining covered bridge in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. It is located approximately 6 miles outside Hillsboro. The bridge is now for pedestrian traffic only.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Renicks Valley and Droop.
Renicks Valley
Hamlet
Renicks Valley is an unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. Renicks Valley is 5 miles northeast of Falling Spring. The community was named after Major William Renick, a pioneer settler.
Droop
Hamlet
Droop is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States, in the Greenbrier River Valley. The community takes its name from nearby Droop Mountain.
Rorer
Hamlet
Rorer is an unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. Rorer is located on the Greenbrier River, 5 miles northeast of Falling Spring. Droop Mountain is immediately to the East on the Greenbrier River.
Beartown State Park
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: State park in West Virginia, United States
- Categories: West Virginia state park and recreation area
- Location: Greenbrier, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.05269° or 38° 3′ 10″ northLongitude
-80.27472° or 80° 16′ 29″ westElevation
3,396 feet (1,035 metres)Open location code
86CX3P3G+34OpenStreetMap ID
way 418853207OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveGeoNames ID
4798220Wikidata ID
Q4876802
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Russian—“Beartown State Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Beartown State Park”
- Russian: “Бэртаун”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Horrock and Droop Mountain.
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