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Coopers Rock State Forest gets its name from a legend about a fugitive who hid from the law near what is now the overlook. A cooper by trade, he resumed making barrels at his new mountain hideout, selling them to people in nearby communities. He lived and worked in the forest for many years.
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Coopers Rock provides a diverse array of recreational opportunities. While the forest itself is open year-round, the main entrance to the southern portion of the park is closed each year from
December 31 to March 31. During the winter, visitors will need to park at the first lot off
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1787:Ice Mountain
1782:Hungry Beech
1742:governmental
1712:Oglebay Park
1697:Magic Island
1632:Woodrum Lake
1557:South Branch
1542:Sleepy Creek
1477:Morris Creek
1472:Moncove Lake
1462:Meadow River
1447:Lewis Wetzel
1422:Hughes River
1397:Green Bottom
1352:Dunkard Fork
1327:Cheat Canyon
1277:Berwind Lake
1257:Anawalt Lake
1205:Coopers Rock
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1195:Calvin Price
1167:Mont Chateau
1116:Valley Falls
1101:Tu-Endie-Wei
1061:Moncove Lake
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162:wvstateparks
1767:Brush Creek
1752:Conservancy
1717:Ritter Park
1592:Thorn Creek
1442:Laurel Lake
1417:Horse Creek
1392:Frozen Camp
1362:Edwards Run
1342:Cross Creek
1302:Burches Run
1267:Becky Creek
1190:Cabwaylingo
1111:Tygart Lake
1046:Holly River
1021:Chief Logan
1016:Cedar Creek
938:State parks
747:Monongahela
435:Cheat River
385:Campgrounds
333:Cheat River
211:Cheat River
209:section of
114: /
90:Coordinates
45:Cheat River
1864:Categories
1762:Bear Rocks
1687:Fries Park
1602:Turkey Run
1552:Snake Hill
1547:Smoke Camp
1467:Mill Creek
1387:Fox Forest
1237:management
1210:Greenbrier
1200:Camp Creek
1071:North Bend
1056:Lost River
1041:Hawks Nest
991:Camp Creek
961:Beech Fork
564:2015-12-07
540:2008-06-13
516:2008-06-13
487:2008-11-02
457:References
440:Cheat Lake
379:top-roping
375:bouldering
360:Cheat Lake
321:Morgantown
271:Morgantown
203:Cheat Lake
195:U.S. state
187:Monongalia
102:79°47′16″W
99:39°39′20″N
1807:Pike Knob
1755:preserves
1582:Tate Lohr
1572:Stumptown
1537:Slatyfork
1522:Sand Hill
1457:McClintic
1412:Hillcrest
1372:Elk River
1367:Elk Creek
1347:Dents Run
1297:Bluestone
1287:Big Ditch
1247:Allegheny
1220:Kumbrabow
1162:Mingo Oak
1147:Grandview
1011:Cathedral
981:Bluestone
420:in 1970.
290:Overlooks
135:Elevation
1822:Yankauer
1627:Widmeyer
1622:Wallback
1597:Tug Fork
1292:Big Ugly
1235:Wildlife
956:Beartown
424:See also
411:pig iron
205:and the
143:Operator
82:Location
1487:Panther
1432:The Jug
1407:Hilbert
1402:Handley
1215:Kanawha
951:Babcock
684:Federal
225:History
191:Preston
157:Website
1797:Murphy
1750:Nature
1492:Pedlar
1225:Seneca
1121:Watoga
579:"Home"
339:Hiking
273:area.
207:canyon
1663:Local
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929:State
313:Cheat
166:/park
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