265:
45:
61:
277:
68:
1905:
1910:
716:
1915:
912:
698:
1822:
1707:
668:
198:. The park features trees of up to 90 feet in height and 16 feet in circumference. Located on 132 acres (53 ha) about one mile (1.6 km) east of the town of
1885:
1817:
1782:
1787:
1442:
1772:
780:
1890:
1844:
1827:
415:
241:
240:
Mr
Branson Haas, a workman for the Brookside hotel, purchased the land in 1922 and sold it to the state of West Virginia in 1942. It was included in the
264:
724:
1802:
1432:
747:
526:
100:
1240:
1147:
60:
1512:
661:
465:
1900:
1612:
1532:
1457:
1036:
1854:
1647:
1487:
1322:
1317:
981:
808:
159:
1507:
1382:
1152:
844:
706:
593:
1712:
1592:
1342:
1257:
654:
1617:
1387:
1337:
1267:
1567:
1537:
1502:
1287:
854:
689:
1522:
1327:
803:
729:
276:
1880:
1637:
1562:
1547:
1482:
1467:
1452:
1427:
1402:
1357:
1332:
1282:
1262:
1031:
1006:
770:
1622:
1597:
1447:
1422:
1397:
1367:
1347:
1307:
1272:
677:
1655:
1607:
1557:
1552:
1472:
1392:
1187:
218:
1849:
1587:
1577:
1542:
1527:
1462:
1417:
1377:
1372:
1352:
1302:
1292:
1252:
410:
1632:
1627:
1602:
1297:
1131:
1096:
943:
497:
395:
1492:
1412:
1407:
1497:
1011:
1001:
920:
739:
1895:
897:
30:
1722:
1091:
245:
87:
1702:
1111:
882:
877:
784:
1797:
976:
971:
934:
752:
211:
537:
1875:
1777:
1086:
405:
244:. The park was entered in the National Registry for Natural History Landmarks on October 6, 1966. The
1210:
1200:
991:
485:
222:
44:
1195:
1101:
1081:
1056:
887:
795:
762:
462:
1477:
1215:
1172:
1121:
1106:
1066:
1755:
1687:
1572:
1225:
1177:
1116:
1051:
1041:
1026:
1021:
892:
818:
229:
616:. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation
1697:
1205:
1162:
1076:
1071:
1061:
1046:
996:
966:
872:
774:
611:"National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Brookside Historic District"
199:
610:
1220:
986:
902:
867:
862:
586:
8:
1812:
1807:
1767:
1230:
961:
254:
In
October 2012, the park suffered extensive damage resulting from snowfall produced by
956:
434:
203:
639:
170:
1682:
1582:
1517:
1157:
1126:
836:
826:
493:
191:
951:
646:
34:
1312:
1277:
597:
587:"Trees last stand: Park may be last place to see uncut hemlock forest in state",
469:
255:
207:
561:
1362:
1869:
1732:
681:
489:
195:
115:
102:
1792:
1717:
1727:
482:
Where People and Nature Meet: A History of the West
Virginia State Parks
1692:
400:
1906:
National
Register of Historic Places in Preston County, West Virginia
1167:
575:
562:
Forests of the
Appalachians Project web site, accessed July 22, 2006.
232:, which has been detected within 20 miles (32 km) of the park.
251:
In 2004, the state's largest hemlock tree was felled by lightning.
248:
recognized the park in 1983 in its
National Natural Areas program.
1911:
Parks on the
National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
463:
West
Virginia State Parks Facilities Grid, accessed March 29, 2008
1437:
536:. West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. Archived from
1916:
Historic district contributing properties in West
Virginia
1754:
608:
492:: Pictorial Histories Publishing Company. April 1988.
1845:
West
Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
676:
576:
Cathedral State Park web site, access July 22, 2006
416:
List of National Natural Landmarks in West Virginia
75:Location of Cathedral State Park in West Virginia
1886:Protected areas of Preston County, West Virginia
1867:
458:
456:
206:, Cathedral is a mixed forest of predominantly
1675:
228:The park is under significant threat from the
662:
453:
591:, December 19, 2004, accessed July 22, 2006.
67:
1891:National Natural Landmarks in West Virginia
1855:West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
160:West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
16:State park in Preston County, West Virginia
669:
655:
521:
519:
517:
515:
513:
511:
509:
270:An Eastern Hemlock in Cathedral State Park
506:
1868:
650:
609:Courtney Fint Zimmerman (July 2012).
571:
569:
474:
427:
1901:Protected areas established in 1942
1656:West Virginia State Wildlife Center
13:
1850:West Virginia Division of Forestry
602:
566:
411:List of National Natural Landmarks
14:
1927:
827:Appalachian National Scenic Trail
631:
396:List of West Virginia state parks
275:
263:
66:
59:
43:
748:George Washington and Jefferson
282:Hemlock in Cathedral State Park
1443:Lantz Farm and Nature Preserve
580:
555:
90:, West Virginia, United States
1:
421:
246:Society of American Foresters
221:has designated the park as a
1881:State parks of West Virginia
883:Laurel Fork South Wilderness
878:Laurel Fork North Wilderness
7:
389:
242:Brookside Historic District
35:natural monument or feature
10:
1932:
1032:Droop Mountain Battlefield
1007:Carnifex Ferry Battlefield
406:List of old growth forests
235:
143:2,579 ft (786 m)
1840:
1745:
1668:
1646:
1239:
1186:
1140:
942:
933:
911:
898:Roaring Plains Wilderness
853:
835:
817:
796:National Wildlife Refuges
794:
763:National Recreation Areas
761:
738:
725:Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
717:National Historical Parks
715:
697:
688:
297:
294:
287:
223:National Natural Landmark
165:
155:
147:
139:
131:
94:
83:
54:
42:
28:
23:
888:Mountain Lake Wilderness
781:Spruce Knob–Seneca Rocks
1433:Huttonsville State Farm
214:runs through the park.
202:and five miles west of
1688:Camp Mad Anthony Wayne
1573:Stonewall Jackson Lake
1178:Morgan Morgan Monument
1132:Watters Smith Memorial
1097:Stonewall Jackson Lake
1042:Greenbrier River Trail
893:Otter Creek Wilderness
819:National Trails System
527:"Cathedral State Park"
435:"Cathedral State Park"
230:hemlock woolly adelgid
135:132 acres (53 ha)
1896:Northwestern Turnpike
1698:James Rumsey Monument
1513:Pruntytown State Farm
1163:James Rumsey Monument
1072:North Bend Rail Trail
982:Blennerhassett Island
873:Dolly Sods Wilderness
333:Partridge Berry Trail
219:National Park Service
177:/cathedral-state-park
116:39.32667°N 79.53806°W
1708:Marland Heights Park
1623:Valley Bend Wetlands
1148:Booker T. Washington
1012:Cass Scenic Railroad
1002:Canaan Valley Resort
903:Spice Run Wilderness
868:Cranberry Wilderness
863:Big Draft Wilderness
596:May 7, 2006, at the
543:on September 9, 2016
534:www.wvstateparks.com
188:Cathedral State Park
24:Cathedral State Park
1613:Upper Deckers Creek
1533:Shannondale Springs
1458:Little Indian Creek
322:Giant Hemlock Trail
194:tract remaining in
156:Governing body
121:39.32667; -79.53806
112: /
1823:Upper Shavers Fork
1798:Mount Porte Crayon
1488:Nathaniel Mountain
1323:Cecil H. Underwood
1318:Castleman Run Lake
1141:Former state parks
837:National Preserves
809:Ohio River Islands
589:Charleston Gazette
468:2009-02-05 at the
204:Redhouse, Maryland
1876:IUCN Category III
1863:
1862:
1836:
1835:
1778:Cranesville Swamp
1741:
1740:
1683:Cameron City Pool
1664:
1663:
1648:Other WVDNR sites
1583:Summersville Lake
1508:Plum Orchard Lake
1383:Fairfox Pond-Rehe
1158:Grave Creek Mound
1112:Twin Falls Resort
929:
928:
387:
386:
366:Wood Thrush Trail
185:
184:
1923:
1752:
1751:
1673:
1672:
1593:Teter Creek Lake
1518:R.D. Bailey Lake
1343:Conaway Run Lake
1258:Amherst-Plymouth
977:Blackwater Falls
972:Berkeley Springs
940:
939:
855:Wilderness Areas
740:National Forests
695:
694:
671:
664:
657:
648:
647:
643:
642:
640:Official website
626:
625:
623:
621:
615:
606:
600:
584:
578:
573:
564:
559:
553:
552:
550:
548:
542:
531:
523:
504:
503:
478:
472:
460:
451:
450:
448:
446:
439:Protected Planet
431:
377:Old Oakland Road
292:
291:
279:
267:
181:
178:
176:
174:
172:
127:
126:
124:
123:
122:
117:
113:
110:
109:
108:
105:
70:
69:
63:
47:
21:
20:
1931:
1930:
1926:
1925:
1924:
1922:
1921:
1920:
1866:
1865:
1864:
1859:
1832:
1760:
1757:
1747:
1737:
1676:Municipal parks
1660:
1642:
1618:Upper Mud River
1388:Fort Mill Ridge
1338:Chief Cornstalk
1313:Burnsville Lake
1278:Beech Fork Lake
1268:Bear Rocks Lake
1244:
1242:
1235:
1182:
1136:
1092:Prickett's Fort
1087:Pipestem Resort
925:
913:National Rivers
907:
849:
845:New River Gorge
831:
813:
790:
757:
734:
711:
707:New River Gorge
684:
678:Protected areas
675:
638:
637:
634:
629:
619:
617:
613:
607:
603:
598:Wayback Machine
585:
581:
574:
567:
560:
556:
546:
544:
540:
529:
525:
524:
507:
500:
480:
479:
475:
470:Wayback Machine
461:
454:
444:
442:
433:
432:
428:
424:
392:
311:Cathedral Trail
290:
283:
280:
271:
268:
256:Hurricane Sandy
238:
208:eastern hemlock
190:is the largest
169:
120:
118:
114:
111:
106:
103:
101:
99:
98:
79:
78:
77:
76:
73:
72:
71:
50:
49:Cathedral Trail
38:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1929:
1919:
1918:
1913:
1908:
1903:
1898:
1893:
1888:
1883:
1878:
1861:
1860:
1858:
1857:
1852:
1847:
1841:
1838:
1837:
1834:
1833:
1831:
1830:
1825:
1820:
1818:Slaty Mountain
1815:
1810:
1805:
1800:
1795:
1790:
1785:
1780:
1775:
1770:
1764:
1762:
1749:
1743:
1742:
1739:
1738:
1736:
1735:
1730:
1725:
1720:
1715:
1710:
1705:
1700:
1695:
1690:
1685:
1679:
1677:
1670:
1666:
1665:
1662:
1661:
1659:
1658:
1652:
1650:
1644:
1643:
1641:
1640:
1635:
1630:
1625:
1620:
1615:
1610:
1605:
1600:
1595:
1590:
1585:
1580:
1575:
1570:
1568:Stonecoal Lake
1565:
1560:
1555:
1550:
1545:
1540:
1538:Short Mountain
1535:
1530:
1525:
1520:
1515:
1510:
1505:
1503:Pleasant Creek
1500:
1495:
1490:
1485:
1480:
1475:
1470:
1465:
1460:
1455:
1450:
1445:
1440:
1435:
1430:
1425:
1420:
1415:
1410:
1405:
1400:
1395:
1390:
1385:
1380:
1375:
1370:
1365:
1363:East Lynn Lake
1360:
1355:
1350:
1345:
1340:
1335:
1330:
1325:
1320:
1315:
1310:
1305:
1300:
1295:
1290:
1288:Beury Mountain
1285:
1280:
1275:
1270:
1265:
1260:
1255:
1249:
1247:
1237:
1236:
1234:
1233:
1228:
1223:
1218:
1213:
1208:
1203:
1198:
1192:
1190:
1184:
1183:
1181:
1180:
1175:
1170:
1165:
1160:
1155:
1150:
1144:
1142:
1138:
1137:
1135:
1134:
1129:
1124:
1119:
1114:
1109:
1104:
1099:
1094:
1089:
1084:
1079:
1074:
1069:
1064:
1059:
1054:
1049:
1044:
1039:
1034:
1029:
1024:
1019:
1014:
1009:
1004:
999:
994:
992:Cacapon Resort
989:
984:
979:
974:
969:
964:
959:
954:
948:
946:
937:
931:
930:
927:
926:
924:
923:
917:
915:
909:
908:
906:
905:
900:
895:
890:
885:
880:
875:
870:
865:
859:
857:
851:
850:
848:
847:
841:
839:
833:
832:
830:
829:
823:
821:
815:
814:
812:
811:
806:
800:
798:
792:
791:
789:
788:
778:
767:
765:
759:
758:
756:
755:
750:
744:
742:
736:
735:
733:
732:
727:
721:
719:
713:
712:
710:
709:
703:
701:
699:National Parks
692:
686:
685:
674:
673:
666:
659:
651:
645:
644:
633:
632:External links
630:
628:
627:
601:
579:
565:
554:
505:
498:
473:
452:
425:
423:
420:
419:
418:
413:
408:
403:
398:
391:
388:
385:
384:
381:
378:
374:
373:
370:
367:
363:
362:
359:
356:
355:Cardinal Trail
352:
351:
348:
345:
344:Trillium Trail
341:
340:
337:
334:
330:
329:
326:
323:
319:
318:
315:
312:
308:
307:
304:
300:
299:
296:
289:
286:
285:
284:
281:
274:
272:
269:
262:
237:
234:
183:
182:
167:
163:
162:
157:
153:
152:
149:
145:
144:
141:
137:
136:
133:
129:
128:
96:
92:
91:
85:
81:
80:
74:
65:
64:
58:
57:
56:
55:
52:
51:
48:
40:
39:
29:
26:
25:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1928:
1917:
1914:
1912:
1909:
1907:
1904:
1902:
1899:
1897:
1894:
1892:
1889:
1887:
1884:
1882:
1879:
1877:
1874:
1873:
1871:
1856:
1853:
1851:
1848:
1846:
1843:
1842:
1839:
1829:
1826:
1824:
1821:
1819:
1816:
1814:
1811:
1809:
1806:
1804:
1801:
1799:
1796:
1794:
1791:
1789:
1786:
1784:
1783:Greenland Gap
1781:
1779:
1776:
1774:
1771:
1769:
1766:
1765:
1763:
1759:
1753:
1750:
1744:
1734:
1733:Wheeling Park
1731:
1729:
1728:Staunton Park
1726:
1724:
1721:
1719:
1716:
1714:
1713:Memorial Park
1711:
1709:
1706:
1704:
1701:
1699:
1696:
1694:
1691:
1689:
1686:
1684:
1681:
1680:
1678:
1674:
1671:
1667:
1657:
1654:
1653:
1651:
1649:
1645:
1639:
1636:
1634:
1631:
1629:
1626:
1624:
1621:
1619:
1616:
1614:
1611:
1609:
1606:
1604:
1601:
1599:
1596:
1594:
1591:
1589:
1586:
1584:
1581:
1579:
1576:
1574:
1571:
1569:
1566:
1564:
1561:
1559:
1556:
1554:
1551:
1549:
1546:
1544:
1541:
1539:
1536:
1534:
1531:
1529:
1526:
1524:
1523:Ritchie Mines
1521:
1519:
1516:
1514:
1511:
1509:
1506:
1504:
1501:
1499:
1496:
1494:
1491:
1489:
1486:
1484:
1481:
1479:
1476:
1474:
1471:
1469:
1466:
1464:
1461:
1459:
1456:
1454:
1451:
1449:
1446:
1444:
1441:
1439:
1436:
1434:
1431:
1429:
1426:
1424:
1421:
1419:
1416:
1414:
1411:
1409:
1406:
1404:
1401:
1399:
1396:
1394:
1391:
1389:
1386:
1384:
1381:
1379:
1376:
1374:
1371:
1369:
1366:
1364:
1361:
1359:
1356:
1354:
1351:
1349:
1346:
1344:
1341:
1339:
1336:
1334:
1331:
1329:
1328:Center Branch
1326:
1324:
1321:
1319:
1316:
1314:
1311:
1309:
1306:
1304:
1301:
1299:
1296:
1294:
1291:
1289:
1286:
1284:
1281:
1279:
1276:
1274:
1271:
1269:
1266:
1264:
1261:
1259:
1256:
1254:
1251:
1250:
1248:
1246:
1238:
1232:
1229:
1227:
1224:
1222:
1219:
1217:
1214:
1212:
1209:
1207:
1204:
1202:
1199:
1197:
1194:
1193:
1191:
1189:
1188:State forests
1185:
1179:
1176:
1174:
1171:
1169:
1166:
1164:
1161:
1159:
1156:
1154:
1151:
1149:
1146:
1145:
1143:
1139:
1133:
1130:
1128:
1125:
1123:
1120:
1118:
1115:
1113:
1110:
1108:
1105:
1103:
1102:Tomlinson Run
1100:
1098:
1095:
1093:
1090:
1088:
1085:
1083:
1082:Pinnacle Rock
1080:
1078:
1075:
1073:
1070:
1068:
1065:
1063:
1060:
1058:
1057:Little Beaver
1055:
1053:
1050:
1048:
1045:
1043:
1040:
1038:
1037:Fairfax Stone
1035:
1033:
1030:
1028:
1025:
1023:
1020:
1018:
1015:
1013:
1010:
1008:
1005:
1003:
1000:
998:
995:
993:
990:
988:
985:
983:
980:
978:
975:
973:
970:
968:
965:
963:
960:
958:
955:
953:
950:
949:
947:
945:
941:
938:
936:
932:
922:
921:Bluestone NSR
919:
918:
916:
914:
910:
904:
901:
899:
896:
894:
891:
889:
886:
884:
881:
879:
876:
874:
871:
869:
866:
864:
861:
860:
858:
856:
852:
846:
843:
842:
840:
838:
834:
828:
825:
824:
822:
820:
816:
810:
807:
805:
804:Canaan Valley
802:
801:
799:
797:
793:
786:
782:
779:
776:
772:
769:
768:
766:
764:
760:
754:
751:
749:
746:
745:
743:
741:
737:
731:
730:Harpers Ferry
728:
726:
723:
722:
720:
718:
714:
708:
705:
704:
702:
700:
696:
693:
691:
687:
683:
682:West Virginia
679:
672:
667:
665:
660:
658:
653:
652:
649:
641:
636:
635:
612:
605:
599:
595:
592:
590:
583:
577:
572:
570:
563:
558:
539:
535:
528:
522:
520:
518:
516:
514:
512:
510:
501:
499:0-933126-91-3
495:
491:
490:West Virginia
487:
483:
477:
471:
467:
464:
459:
457:
440:
436:
430:
426:
417:
414:
412:
409:
407:
404:
402:
399:
397:
394:
393:
382:
379:
376:
375:
371:
368:
365:
364:
360:
357:
354:
353:
349:
346:
343:
342:
338:
335:
332:
331:
327:
324:
321:
320:
316:
313:
310:
309:
305:
302:
301:
298:Trail Length
293:
278:
273:
266:
261:
260:
259:
257:
252:
249:
247:
243:
233:
231:
226:
224:
220:
215:
213:
209:
205:
201:
197:
196:West Virginia
193:
192:virgin timber
189:
180:
168:
164:
161:
158:
154:
150:
146:
142:
138:
134:
130:
125:
97:
93:
89:
86:
82:
62:
53:
46:
41:
36:
32:
31:IUCN category
27:
22:
19:
1808:Panther Knob
1793:Ice Mountain
1788:Hungry Beech
1748:governmental
1718:Oglebay Park
1703:Magic Island
1638:Woodrum Lake
1563:South Branch
1548:Sleepy Creek
1483:Morris Creek
1478:Moncove Lake
1468:Meadow River
1453:Lewis Wetzel
1428:Hughes River
1403:Green Bottom
1358:Dunkard Fork
1333:Cheat Canyon
1283:Berwind Lake
1263:Anawalt Lake
1211:Coopers Rock
1201:Calvin Price
1173:Mont Chateau
1122:Valley Falls
1107:Tu-Endie-Wei
1067:Moncove Lake
1016:
771:Gauley River
620:February 20,
618:. Retrieved
604:
588:
582:
557:
545:. Retrieved
538:the original
533:
481:
476:
443:. Retrieved
438:
429:
253:
250:
239:
227:
216:
187:
186:
171:wvstateparks
18:
1773:Brush Creek
1758:Conservancy
1723:Ritter Park
1598:Thorn Creek
1448:Laurel Lake
1423:Horse Creek
1398:Frozen Camp
1368:Edwards Run
1348:Cross Creek
1308:Burches Run
1273:Becky Creek
1196:Cabwaylingo
1117:Tygart Lake
1052:Holly River
1027:Chief Logan
1022:Cedar Creek
944:State parks
753:Monongahela
212:Rhine Creek
148:Established
119: /
95:Coordinates
1870:Categories
1768:Bear Rocks
1693:Fries Park
1608:Turkey Run
1558:Snake Hill
1553:Smoke Camp
1473:Mill Creek
1393:Fox Forest
1243:management
1216:Greenbrier
1206:Camp Creek
1077:North Bend
1062:Lost River
1047:Hawks Nest
997:Camp Creek
967:Beech Fork
486:Charleston
422:References
401:State park
295:Trail Name
107:79°32′17″W
104:39°19′36″N
1813:Pike Knob
1761:preserves
1588:Tate Lohr
1578:Stumptown
1543:Slatyfork
1528:Sand Hill
1463:McClintic
1418:Hillcrest
1378:Elk River
1373:Elk Creek
1353:Dents Run
1303:Bluestone
1293:Big Ditch
1253:Allegheny
1226:Kumbrabow
1168:Mingo Oak
1153:Grandview
1017:Cathedral
987:Bluestone
547:August 1,
445:April 30,
225:in 1965.
140:Elevation
1828:Yankauer
1633:Widmeyer
1628:Wallback
1603:Tug Fork
1298:Big Ugly
1241:Wildlife
962:Beartown
594:Archived
466:Archived
390:See also
84:Location
1493:Panther
1438:The Jug
1413:Hilbert
1408:Handley
1221:Kanawha
957:Babcock
690:Federal
236:History
166:Website
88:Preston
1803:Murphy
1756:Nature
1498:Pedlar
1231:Seneca
1127:Watoga
496:
441:. IUCN
380:2,257
369:3,274
358:1,201
336:2,931
325:1,170
317:1,798
314:5,898
288:Trails
200:Aurora
1669:Local
1245:areas
952:Audra
935:State
614:(PDF)
541:(PDF)
530:(PDF)
175:/park
33:III (
1746:Non-
785:USFS
622:2014
549:2015
494:ISBN
447:2018
383:688
372:998
361:366
350:204
347:668
339:893
328:360
217:The
173:.com
151:1942
132:Area
775:NPS
680:of
210:.
1872::
568:^
532:.
508:^
488:,
484:.
455:^
437:.
306:m
303:ft
258:.
787:)
783:(
777:)
773:(
670:e
663:t
656:v
624:.
551:.
502:.
449:.
179:/
37:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
