Bluestone State Park

Bluestone State Park
Bluestone State Park
IUCN category III (natural monument or feature)
	Bluestone Lake near the state park marina.
	Location of Bluestone State Park in West Virginia
Location	Summers, West Virginia, United States
Coordinates	37°37′04″N 80°56′19″W / 37.61778°N 80.93861°W
Area	2,154 acres (8.72 km2)
Elevation	1,742 ft (531 m)
Established	1950
Named for	Bluestone River
Governing body	West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Website	wvstateparks.com/park/bluestone-state-park/

Bluestone State Park is a state park in Summers County, West Virginia. The 2,154-acre (872 ha)^[3] park is located along the western shore of Bluestone Lake, an impoundment of the New River built and managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The park and lake are named after the Bluestone River, that flows into the New River at the park.

Features

^ "Bluestone State Park". Protected Planet. IUCN. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
^ "Bluestone Lake State Park". Protected Planet. IUCN. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
^ ^a ^b West Virginia State Parks Facilities Grid, accessed March 29, 2008 Archived March 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^ Where People and Nature Meet: A History of the West Virginia State Parks. Charleston, West Virginia: Pictorial Histories Publishing Company. April 1988. ISBN 0-933126-91-3.