The 26th annual Cacapon State Park Homecoming on Sunday, October 1 featured sunny blue skies, all-day music, door prizes, a 50/50 raffle, refreshments and a silent auction to benefit the park foundation and its many projects. Door prize crew members Lin Dunham, Cacapon State Park Foundation vice-president[Read More…]
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International Bowhunting event will return to Cacapon in ’24 & ’25, say park officials
by Kate Shunney Cacapon State Park hosted the International Bowhunting Organization’s World Championship on August 10-13, and the group has already committed to bringing the event back to Morgan County in 2024 and 2025. They made the announcement late last week. The first year of bowhunting competition at Cacapon drew[Read More…]
Cacapon State Park to host international bowhunting championship
Cacapon State Park has been selected as the venue for the upcoming International Bowhunting Organization (IBO) World Championships, scheduled next Wednesday, August 9 to Friday, August 11. “This exciting event will bring together archery enthusiasts from around the globe for an exhilarating competition amidst the stunning natural beauty of West[Read More…]
Fishing Derby held at Cacapon Resort State Park
DNR won’t go forward with any current RV proposals at Cacapon, seeks input on future plans
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (DNR) has said they won’t go forward with any of the three private proposals to add RV camping to Cacapon State Park’s offerings right now. The DNR issued a statement on Friday, April 21 that the agency, which oversees West Virginia State Parks,[Read More…]
State postpones Tuesday hearing on Cacapon RV proposals
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (DNR) has postponed a Public Hearing set for Tuesday, April 18 about proposals to place an RV campground inside Cacapon State Park. On Monday afternoon, attorneys for the DNR told a Morgan County Circuit Court they had postponed the hearing after a[Read More…]
County officials tell State Parks that large RV proposal doesn’t fit Cacapon
by Kate Shunney Morgan County Commissioners last Wednesday sent a letter to the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (DNR) and Chief of Parks saying the RV campground proposals they have received for Cacapon State Park aren’t a good fit for the park’s capacity or character. All three commissioners voted[Read More…]
DNR will hold April 18 public meeting at Cacapon about RV proposals
Editor’s note: This story was updated on April 12 to correct a statement that the DNR had not advertised this Public Hearing. That was incorrect. The DNR did place a legal ad about the Public Hearing in The Martinsburg Journal. by Kate Shunney A spokesman for the West Virginia State[Read More…]
Cacapon Resort State Park activities for this week
Thursday, December 8 Phases of the Moon. Draw each phase of the moon and learn some fun facts about the December’s Cold Moon. 1 p.m. – No Leaves, No Problem: All You Need is a Twig. Learn how to identify a tree in the winter time by its twig. Friday,[Read More…]
Legislative meetings bring state business, lawmakers to Cacapon
by Kate Shunney West Virginia lawmakers had a full menu of meetings, tours and social events during their three-day interim meetings at Cacapon State Park this week. Tours and meetings began on Sunday, November 13 with high-profile discussions on a new consultant’s report laying out how the West Virginia Department[Read More…]
