Tomlinson Run State Park

Tomlinson Run State Park
West Virginia State Park
Tomlinson Run Lake
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Hancock

Elevation	1,109 ft (338.0 m)
Coordinates	40°32′51″N 80°35′14″W / 40.54750°N 80.58722°W / 40.54750; -80.58722Coordinates: 40°32′51″N 80°35′14″W / 40.54750°N 80.58722°W / 40.54750; -80.58722

Area	1,398 acres (565.8 ha)

Established	1935 ^[1]
Owner	West Virginia Division of Natural Resources

Nearest city	New Cumberland, West Virginia

Location of Tomlinson Run State Park in West Virginia
Website: Tomlinson Run State Park

Tomlinson Run State Park sits on 1,398 acres (5.7 km²) along the small Ohio River tributary of the same name. This state park lies near the foremost tip of the panhandle, in Hancock County. This is the only state park in West Virginia that offers overnight accommodations in a yurt.^[2]

The park features a lake and several ponds, totaling 33 acres (13 ha), for fishing and boating.

Features

54 camp sites (33 with electrical hookup)
2 Campers' Cabins (Sleep 5 and have electricity and lights)
4 yurts (2 sleep two persons and 2 sleep 5 persons)
Group camp (11 cabins can host up to a 112-person group)
Picnic area with 2 shelters (1 with limited electricity)
Picnic shelter at miniature golf area with electricity
Picnic shelter at swimming pool with electricity
Swimming pool with 182-ft (55 m) water slide
Miniature golf
Boat rentals
Hiking trails
Basketball and volleyball courts
Playground

Accessibility

Accessibility for the disabled was assessed by West Virginia University. The assessment found the park to be generally accessible.^[3] The 2005 assessment found an issue with accessibility signage.

Foundation

The Tomlinson Run State Park Foundation was established in the 1990s by citizens of Hancock County to raise funds for the improvement of the park. Over the years, foundation funding has been used for numerous park improvements including a new maintenance building, playground equipment, picnic shelters, and flag poles.

References

↑ Date taken from signage at park on 2008-06-15.
↑ Tomlinson Run State Park accommodations web page
↑ Guide to Accessible Recreation and Travel in WV, WVU Center for Excellence in Disabilities web site, accessed July 31, 2006

External links

Tomlinson Run State Park web site

Protected areas of West Virginia

Federal

National Historical Parks	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Harpers Ferry

National Forests	George Washington and Jefferson Monongahela

National Recreation Areas	Gauley River (NPS) Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks (USFS)

National Wildlife Refuges	Canaan Valley Ohio River Islands

National Trails System	Appalachian National Scenic Trail

Wilderness Areas	Big Draft Wilderness Cranberry Wilderness Dolly Sods Wilderness Laurel Fork North Wilderness Laurel Fork South Wilderness Mountain Lake Wilderness Otter Creek Wilderness Roaring Plains Wilderness Spice Run Wilderness

National Rivers	Bluestone NSR New River Gorge

State

State parks	Audra Babcock Beartown Beech Fork Berkeley Springs Blackwater Falls Blennerhassett Island Bluestone Cacapon Resort Camp Creek Canaan Valley Resort Carnifex Ferry Battlefield Cass Scenic Railroad Cathedral Cedar Creek Chief Logan Droop Mountain Battlefield Fairfax Stone Greenbrier River Trail Hawks Nest Holly River Little Beaver Lost River Moncove Lake North Bend Rail Trail North Bend Pinnacle Rock Pipestem Resort Prickett's Fort Stonewall Jackson Lake Tomlinson Run Tu-Endie-Wei Twin Falls Resort Tygart Lake Valley Falls Watoga Watters Smith Memorial

State forests	Cabwaylingo Calvin Price Camp Creek Coopers Rock Greenbrier Kanawha Kumbrabow Seneca

Wildlife management areas	Allegheny Amherst-Plymouth Anawalt Lake Bear Rock Lakes Becky Creek Beech Fork Lake Berwind Lake Beury Mountain Big Ditch Big Ugly Bluestone Burches Run Burnsville Lake Castleman Run Lake Cecil H. Underwood Center Branch Cheat Canyon Chief Cornstalk Conaway Run Lake Cross Creek Dents Run Dunkard Fork East Lynn Lake Edwards Run Elk Creek Elk River Fairfox Pond-Rehe Fort Mill Ridge Fox Forest Frozen Camp Green Bottom Handley Hilbert Hillcrest Horse Creek Hughes River Huttonsville State Farm Lantz Farm and Nature Preserve Laurel Lake Lewis Wetzel Little Indian Creek McClintic Meadow River Mill Creek Moncove Lake Morris Creek Nathaniel Mountain Panther Pedlar Pleasant Creek Plum Orchard Lake Pruntytown State Farm R.D. Bailey Lake Ritchie Mines Sand Hill Shannondale Springs Short Mountain Slatyfork Sleepy Creek Smoke Camp Snake Hill South Branch Stonecoal Lake Stonewall Jackson Lake Stumptown Summersville Lake Tate Lohr Teter Creek Lake The Jug Thorn Creek Tug Fork Turkey Run Upper Deckers Creek Upper Mud River Valley Bend Wetlands Wallback Widmeyer Woodrum Lake

Other WVDNR sites	West Virginia State Wildlife Center

Non-
governmental

Nature Conservancy preserves	Brush Creek Bear Rocks Cranesville Swamp Greenland Gap Hungry Beech Ice Mountain Mount Porte Crayon Murphy Panther Knob Pike Knob Slaty Mountain Upper Shavers Fork Yankauer

The Northern Panhandle of West Virginia

Counties	Brooke Hancock Marshall Ohio

Communities	Beech Bottom Benwood Bethlehem Bethany Cameron Chester Clearview Follansbee Glen Dale McMechen Moundsville New Cumberland New Vrindaban Triadelphia Valley Grove Weirton Wellsburg West Liberty Wheeling Windsor Heights

Attractions	Bethany College Capitol Theatre Chester Teapot Grave Creek Mound Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort Oglebay Park Palace of Gold Tomlinson Run State Park West Liberty University West Virginia Independence Hall West Virginia Northern Community College West Virginia State Penitentiary Wheeling Island Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack Wheeling Jesuit University Wheeling Suspension Bridge The Highlands

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