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    3.9 (14 reviews)

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    I curse the pebble I stepped on while taking this photo.
    Toni M.

    We had a hankering for kayaking for quite some time, so my buddy Pasi, his tall little birdie and I all went out for a day at Beech Fork State Park to do just that. The park, massive in size at over 3,100 acres in size, overwhelmed my pupils as I've never seen anything quite so large -- except my buddy's orange cat. The young lad at the marina was friendly and chill, so he got us suited up and we spent our one-hour slot on the muddy waters. The Oldtown kayaks worked nicely, although the Pelican that I never bought when I worked retail had a much nicer Finnish to it. Let's go Lahti Pelicans! After chasing down ducks and swatting cicadas, we reached dry land and surrendered what was left of our cleanliness in the process. I had to get some of that Beech Fork brown off of my Vogue-tier short king legs. "Did you have fun?" asked the marina worker. "Yes we did," we replied. The trails weren't well maintained.

    Lakeside camping site.
    Laura S.

    Reserved a site at this state park for tent camping for a Saturday night in late April, 2023. This would be our first camping experience in this area of West Virginia. The reservation was easy to make, but expensive because only sites with electric are available. As we were in a tent, we didn't need electric. We paid $47.69, with a 10% senior discount. (Compare this to $17.12 fir a non-electric site in an Indiana state park a few days later). We received a confirmation, and a reminder for our reservation - but, unfortunately, no information was included about how best to reach the campground. Many roads down from I-64 are narrow and curvy -- and not suitable for some RVs. We didn't experience that problem BUT our GPS put us on a windy road (Camp Branch Road) that led to a dead end (closed entrance) in the middle of nowhere a few miles from where we needed to be. Luckily, we encountered a teenager who was able to point us in the right direction. When we finally found the right entrance, we found that it was unstaffed but there were signs that you face eviction if you don't register ... We called the number provided, which connected us with state-level staff who was surprised that the entrance was unmanned but told us to go directly to our camp site. The campground had many RVs with most of the lake-side sites taken. The lake wasn't that picturesque as it was muddy. We found our reserved site, sandwiched between two RVs. The sites are close together. People in the site behind us stayed up well past quiet hours, and ran a noisy generator all night (which wasn't supposed to have been allowed). Finally, we experienced heavy rains overnight. Somehow, we stayed dry but our site was water-logged when we awoke, as was the area around the water faucet. We can't speak to the quality of the trails in the park. We had intended to hike one or two of them, but decided not to as they were likely to be muddy. The bathroom was clean, and had hot water.

    Overlook trail with my Sis.
    Michelle D.

    With Covid 19 on the rise, I was looking for something fun to do with my sister that would include social distancing from others. A friend of mine posted pictures recently from the trails and I thought it looked beautiful. The park is about an hour away so we left early to beat the heat. We arrived at the park at 10 AM. The park attendant at the gate gave us a map of the park, which included all the trails, as well a few suggestions. We chose the Overlook Trail as it was one of the shortest and included a view. We did not see anyone else during our hike which was lovely. It was beautiful and peaceful. And the view at the overlook was spectacular. There was even a bench at the spot so we could rest and take in the scenery from high on the ridge. My only complaint about this trail was there were several locations that needed to be trimmed as the brush was so close it left dew on my legs. If you're looking for some exercise and to get a little closer to nature I would suggest hiking at Beech Fork State Park. There's also a campground, playground, cabins, swimming pool and lake.

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    No longer open to vehicular traffic, this covered bridge spans Fox Creek in a single 90 foot span…read more The Wikipedia article on the bridge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringos_Mill_Covered_Bridge disputes whether or not it is a "Burr truss" and I take no position on that. The sign on the bridge indicates that it was built circa 1869 (after the end of the Civil War) and is an "81 foot Multiple Kinpost Truss". And that's good enough for me. The bridge is in fantastic condition (recently restored?) and there was absolutely no graffiti, perhaps because it is situated rather fat from most traffic and people. It is 7 miles from here to I-64 at the Kentucky Route 801 exit. If you're interested in covered bridges, this is worth a stop to admire. There is at least one park bench to sit. There is a second bridge downstream and 5 miles by road. That bridge has some structural issues as of July 2020 and is my next review. https://www.yelp.com/biz/grange-city-covered-bridge-grange-city [Review 13479 overall, 798 of 2020.]

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