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Babcock State Park
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Babcock State Park grist mill at Babcock state park, Clifftop, WV © kenneth king
The Glade creek grist mill in Winter.
Babcock State Park grist mill at Babcock state park, Clifftop, WV © kenneth king
View of the Glade creek grist mill in early Spring.
Babcock State Park grist mill at Babcock state park, Clifftop, WV © kenneth king
View of the Glade creek grist mill in Winter.
Babcock State Park Below the Bridge © Angenette Lilly-Vasquez
Babcock State Park grist mill at Babcock state park, Clifftop, WV © kenneth king
Springtime view of the Glade creek grist mill.
Babcock State Park Glade Creek Grist Mill © Jason Vickers
The Glade Creek Grist Mill is a new mill that was completed in 1976 at BabcockFayette , West Virginia. Fully operable, this mill was built as a re-creation of one which once ground grain on Glade Creek long before Babcock became a state park.
Babcock State Park Glade Creek Sunset © Jason Vickers
The Glade Creek Grist Mill is a new mill that was completed in 1976 at BabcockFayette , West Virginia. Fully operable, this mill was built as a re-creation of one which once ground grain on Glade Creek long before Babcock became a state park.
Babcock State Park Frozen Grist Mill © Jason Vickers
The Glade Creek Grist Mill is a new mill that was completed in 1976 at BabcockFayette , West Virginia. Fully operable, this mill was built as a re-creation of one which once ground grain on Glade Creek long before Babcock became a state park.
Babcock State Park © Jason Vickers
Babcock State Park Boley Lake © Jason Vickers
This is 19 acre Boley Lake at the Babcock State Park in Fayette , West Virginia. Taken July 2009
Babcock State Park © John Mueller
Babcock State Park Grist mill Babcock state park © Paul E Brumit
Babcock State Park © John Mueller
Babcock State Park Overlook © John Mueller
Babcock State Park Over Look
Babcock State Park © John Mueller
Babcock State Park Mill wheel © Paul E Brumit
Babcock State Park West Virginia Wild and Wonderful © Paul E Brumit
Babcock State Park © Mosur Ravishankar
Babcock State Park © John Mueller
Babcock State Park © Mosur Ravishankar
Babcock State Park © Mosur Ravishankar
Babcock State Park © Levi Moore
Babcock State Park Babcock Lake © Kevin Roberts
Babcock State Park Mill in the Afternoon © Angenette Lilly-Vasquez
Babcock State Park Grist Mill © Jim Oakley
Babcock State Park
Babcock State Park Mill at Babcock © Jim Oakley
Babcock State Park Mill at Babcock © Jim Oakley
Babcock State Park Glade Creek Grist Mill © Jason Vickers
The Glade Creek Grist Mill is a new mill that was completed in 1976 at BabcockFayette , West Virginia. Fully operable, this mill was built as a re-creation of one which once ground grain on Glade Creek long before Babcock became a state park. Taken Febuary 2 , 2009
Babcock State Park Glade Creek Grist Mill © Kevin Roberts
Babcock State Park Reflections at Glade Creek Grist Mill © Ed Heaton
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BABCOCK STATE PARK
BABCOCK STATE PARK
486 Babcock Road
Clifftop, West Virginia   25831
(lat:37.9931 lon:-80.983) map location

Phone: 304-438-3004
Toll Free: 800-225-5982
Email: park email button icon
Babcock State Park offers its guests 4,127 acres of serene, yet rugged beauty, a fast flowing trout stream in a boulder-strewn canyon and mountainous vistas to be viewed from several scenic overlooks. All of this variety is located adjacent to the New River Gorge National 'River and the heart of the whitewater rafting industry of West Virginia.
History of the Area
The Glade Creek Grist Mill is a new mill that was completed in 1976 at Babcock. Fully operable, this mill was built as a re-creation of one which once ground grain on Glade Creek long before Babcock became a state park. Known as Cooper's Mill, it stood on the present location of the park's administration building parking lot.

Of special interest, the mill was created by combining parts and pieces from three mills which once dotted the state. The basic structure of the mill came from the Stoney Creek Grist Mill which dates back to 1890. It was dismantled and moved piece by piece to Babcock from a spot near Campbelltown in Pocahontas County. After an accidental fire destroyed the Spring Run Grist Mill near Petersburg, Grant County, only the overshot water wheel could be salvaged. Other parts for the mill came from the Onego Grist Mill near Seneca Rocks in Pendleton County.

A living monument to the over 500 mills which thrived in West Virginia at the turn of the century, the Glade Creek Grist Mill provides freshly ground cornmeal and buckwheat flour which park guests may purchase. Visitors to the mill may journey back to the time when grinding grain by a rushing stream was a way of life, and the groaning mill wheel was music to the miller's ear.
Cabins
Vacationers at Babcock may select from among 13 standard log cabins located by Glade Creek (trout stream) - (may require access by as many as 65 steps), five standard cabins of frame construction, eight bungalow cabins and two deluxe handicap accessible cabins. Each standard cabin features a woodburning fireplace, fully equipped kitchen and bath with shower.

All cabins feature electric lighting, modern appliances, and are completely equipped for housekeeping including cooking utensils, dishes, flatware, bed linens, and towels.

Bungalow cabins are a combination of living/dining/bedroom with built-in double bunks or single size bunks, small bath with shower, and a screened in porch.

Deluxe accessible cabins are very modern and have heating/air conditioning as well as fireplace.

No pets allowed in cabins or cabin areas.

No alcoholic beverages allowed in the cabins or campground area.
Camping
Babcock offers a 52-unit campground (includes 4 handicap accessible sites) complete with tent or trailer campsites, picnic tables, ground grills and a central bathhouse with toilet facilities, hot showers and coin-operated washers and dryers.

Two potable water fill-up stations and two sewage dump stations are available for campers and RV's.

Only one tent or trailer is allowed per site.
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Cottages and Cabins
Deluxe Log Cabins Rental, Tree Houses rental and Glamping Yurts cabins. All located a a remote scenic wooded area, near the New River national River and Gauley River National recreational area. Only 10 minutes from the New River Gorge Bridge Each cabin has a Hot tub and 3 cabins have a Red Heart Shaped Jacuzzi tub and gas fireplaces - Great for Romantic Get-a-Ways.
8.8 miles from park*
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Campgrounds
We are luxury, dog friendly cabins located in Fayette County minutes from the New and Gauley Rivers. Each cabin has 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, complete kitchens, washer and dryers, gas fireplaces, an outdoor 6-person hot tubs, gas grill, and a private fenced yard with a fire ring and benches.
6.3 miles from park*
Boating
Paddleboats, rowboats, and canoes are available for rent at the marina at our 19-acre Boley Lake where good fishing abounds.




Visitor Comments, Memories and Reviews
January 17 Beautiful Cabins by JJW
park review stars; one to five Great Place To Stay .. Friendy & Helpful Staff
July 2 We Love It Here :) by The Lambert Family
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Rifrafters Campground
Route 2 Box 140A
Fayetteville, WV
304-574-1065
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Directions
Located in Fayette County in south central West Virginia, Babcock State Park is easily accessible from Beckley and points south by following US 19 north.

At the US Rt. 60 exit travel east 10 miles to State Rt. 41 South. Babcock's campground is 2 miles south of Rt.60 at Clifftop, while the main park entrance is 2 miles south of Clifftop.

From Charleston, follow Rt. 60 East to Rt. 41 South.

From the east, follow I-64 to the Sam Black Church exit, then follow US Rt. 60 West to Rt. 41 South.

From the north take US 19 exit off I-79 and follow US 19 to US Rt. 60 East to Rt. 41 South.

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