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List of West Virginia state forests

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West Virginia contains a network of eight state forests that help to protect over {{convert|70000|acres}} of wooded lands in the state. Most of the forests are managed by the West Virginia Division of Forestry, although Kanawha State Forest is managed as a state park by the Division of Natural Resources. All of the forests except for Calvin Price contain recreational facilities managed in cooperation with the DNR.

West Virginia state forests

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|+ West Virginia State Forests{{cite web

|url=http://www.wvstateparks.com/recreation/WVSP_facilities_grid.PDF

|title=West Virginia State Parks Facilities Grid

|access-date=2008-11-02

|publisher=West Virginia State Parks

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205111757/http://www.wvstateparks.com/recreation/WVSP_facilities_grid.PDF

|archive-date=2009-02-05

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|Wayne

|style="text-align: right"|8,125

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|Calvin Price

|Greenbrier
Pocahontas

|style="text-align: right"|9,482

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|Mercer

|style="text-align: right"|5,397

|style="text-align: right"|2,184

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|Coopers Rock

|Monongalia
Preston

|style="text-align: right"|12,747{{cite web|url=http://www.wvforestry.com/coopersrockstateforest.cfm |title=Coopers Rock State Forest |publisher=West Virginia Division of Forestry |access-date=2008-11-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509124144/http://www.wvforestry.com/coopersrockstateforest.cfm |archive-date=2008-05-09 }}

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|Greenbrier

|Greenbrier

|style="text-align: right"|5,130

|style="text-align: right"|2,076

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|Kanawha

|Kanawha

|style="text-align: right"|9,052

|style="text-align: right"|3,663

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|Kumbrabow

|Randolph

|style="text-align: right"|9,474{{cite web|url=http://www.wvforestry.com/kumbrabowstateforest.cfm|title=Kumbrabow State Forest|publisher=West Virginia Division of Forestry|access-date=2008-09-12}}

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|Seneca

|Pocahontas

|style="text-align: right"|11,684

|style="text-align: right"|4,728

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colspan="12"| Former West Virginia State Forests
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|colspan="11" style="text-align: left"|Panther State Forest – Transferred to West Virginia Division of Natural Resources to become Panther Wildlife Management Area in 2008.

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|colspan="11" style="text-align: left"|Watoga State Forest – Established in January 1925 as Watoga State Forest. Became Watoga State Park in 1934.{{cite book|title=Where People and Nature Meet: A History of the West Virginia State Parks|publisher=Pictorial Histories Publishing Company|location=Charleston, West Virginia|date=April 1988|isbn=0-933126-91-3}}

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Map of State Forests of West Virginia
(Each dot is linked to the corresponding forest article)

See also

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References

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State forests

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