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State Park · Eastern Panhandle

Berkeley Springs State Park

The oldest spa in the country — warm mineral springs flowing at a constant 74°F that George Washington visited as a young surveyor. A small, urban state park in the middle of town with Roman baths still in operation, and Prospect Peak on Cacapon Mountain just west, a viewpoint once named by National Geographic among America's outstanding views.

74°F · Spring temperature1776 · Town chartered

Know before you go

  • The park is in the middle of town — walkable to everything
  • Prospect Peak is a short drive up WV 9 with a pull-off overlook

What you can do here

Hiking

Year-round

Outdoor Photography

Year-round

Accessible Recreation

Year-round
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Who looks after it

Appalachian Trail Conservancy Nonprofit Particularly important around Harpers Ferry and the Eastern Panhandle, where the ATC is headquartered. Visit Potomac Appalachian Trail Club Nonprofit Important for trails, shelters and cabins in West Virginia's eastern region. Visit Cacapon & Lost Rivers Land Trust Nonprofit Land conservation in the Cacapon and Lost River watersheds of the Eastern Panhandle. Visit Harpers Ferry National Historical Park Federal Where the Appalachian Trail crosses the Potomac — hiking, history and the psychological midpoint of the AT. Visit Berkeley Springs–Morgan County Tourism Government The country's oldest spa town, Cacapon Resort State Park and Sleepy Creek WMA. Visit Hardy County Tourism Government South Branch Valley, Lost River State Park and the Trough — paddling, fishing and eagle watching. Visit Eastern Panhandle Tourism Government Jefferson and Berkeley county tourism — Harpers Ferry, Shepherdstown and the Potomac corridor. Visit

Nearby in the Eastern Panhandle

National Park · Eastern Panhandle

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

Where the Shenandoah meets the Potomac and three states meet at once, with the Appalachian Trail running straight through town and the Appalachian Trail Conservancy headquartered a block off Washington Street.

3 states visible~24 mi at in wv
State Park · Eastern Panhandle

Cacapon Resort State Park

6,000 acres on Cacapon Mountain near Berkeley Springs, with a lodge, a Robert Trent Jones golf course, a lake beach and a trail system climbing to the 2,300-foot ridge.

6,000 ac park2,300 ft cacapon mountain
River · Eastern Panhandle

Cacapon River

One of the finest gentle canoe rivers in the East — clear, shallow, warm and slow, winding through farmland and forest with reliable smallmouth fishing and easy multi-day trips.

Class I–II difficultySmallmouth fishery
Wildlife Area · Eastern Panhandle

Sleepy Creek Wildlife Management Area

Nearly 23,000 acres on Sleepy Creek Mountain — the largest WMA in the Eastern Panhandle, with a 205-acre lake, primitive camping, hunting, and a long ridge trail system.

22,928 ac wma205 ac sleepy creek lake
River · Eastern Panhandle

Shenandoah & Potomac Rivers

The Shenandoah's Staircase rapids above Harpers Ferry give Class I–III whitewater in a resort-town setting, while the Potomac below the confluence spreads wide and slow for tubing and flatwater.

Class I–III staircaseWarm summer water
National Forest · Eastern Panhandle

Trout Pond Recreation Area

Home to the only natural lake in West Virginia — a small sinkhole pond in the George Washington National Forest section of Hardy County, alongside the larger man-made Rockcliff Lake, a campground and trails into the Lost River State Forest country..

Only natural lake in wvSinkhole origin

Almost Heaven Swings