点评:Amidst the federal recreation area and Summerville Lake Dam there is also a pretty West Virginia State Park. This is a historic park with lots of Civil War significance and a cannon, picket fence and museum at the entrance. There is no admission charge. We were only there to hike and picnic however. Drive to the end of the park road to the parking lot for the picnic areas. It is usually not crowded and the picnic area is clean, well maintained and very shady. The rest rooms are spotless. The trail to the three overlooks of the Gauley River starts behind the rest rooms. It is easy to moderate in difficulty. There are some small elevation changes especially around the overlooks and a few steps. Most of the trail is shaded and in parts passes through thickets of flowering rhododendron and mountain laurel ( in season). The trail round trip took us about an hour with stops to admire the scenery and take pictures. Regretfully this park ( unlike most West Virginia State Parks that close at 10:00) closes at 8:00 sharp. At 7:30 the custodian will start directing people to pack their cars and prepare to leave and be out of the main gate by 8:00. This is a bit of a bummer on summer evenings when sunset is late and it’s nice to enjoy the evening breeze. For those wanting to picnic later, the Summerville Lake picnic area near the dam remains open until 10:00. It is located about four miles east of Carnifax Ferry.
翻译:在联邦休闲区和萨默维尔湖大坝中间,还有一个美丽的西弗吉尼亚州立公园。这是一个具有许多内战意义的历史公园,入口处有大炮、栅栏和博物馆。这里不收门票。但我们只是去那里徒步旅行和野餐。开车到公园路的尽头,到野餐区的停车场。那里通常不拥挤,野餐区干净、维护良好且非常阴凉。休息室一尘不染。通往高利河三个观景台的小径始于休息室后面。难度从容易到中等。有一些小的海拔变化,特别是在观景台周围和几个台阶周围。大部分小径都有树荫,部分路段穿过盛开的杜鹃花和山月桂树丛(应季)。这条小径往返大约花了一个小时,中途停下来欣赏风景和拍照。遗憾的是,这个公园(不像大多数 10:00 关闭的西弗吉尼亚州立公园)8:00 准时关闭。 7:30,管理员将开始指挥人们收拾好车子,准备离开,并在 8:00 之前离开大门。这在夏日的傍晚有点令人沮丧,因为日落很晚,享受晚风是件好事。对于那些想晚些时候去野餐的人来说,大坝附近的萨默维尔湖野餐区一直开放到 10:00。它位于卡尼法克斯渡口以东约四英里处。