Babcock State Park
Length: 1.0 miles loop
Rating: Easy
The 1.0 mile Lake View Trail forms a mostly
level loop around Boley Lake. Trailhead
at Boley Lake parking lot or at gate above Grist Mill. Spur from Grist
Mill gate 0.5
mile long uphill and moderately difficult.
Metal bridge along this spur was originally a gangplank from the
showboat Rhododendron.
Directions:
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. |