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Autumn at western Virginia's Douthat State Park

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxGjH1LR_7NpkMbi_af_O_43l3I2UWgi_DKwDjEjhi_PuqFnbwdgi-RyTSEypRxO04OL7GZfrCShEYCDyzzAocQKVYCuWLaRgzUsVJVX04-_Fr7TA4KcO5QRAUN7VomY1wFRrA8SCJz1sn/s1600/32.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxGjH1LR_7NpkMbi_af_O_43l3I2UWgi_DKwDjEjhi_PuqFnbwdgi-RyTSEypRxO04OL7GZfrCShEYCDyzzAocQKVYCuWLaRgzUsVJVX04-_Fr7TA4KcO5QRAUN7VomY1wFRrA8SCJz1sn/s640/32.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state_parks/dou.shtml">Douthat State Park</a> is located in the Allegheny  Mountains of western Virginia. The park has 4,546 acres in Bath and Alleghany counties and includes a 50-acre lake. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a class="fl q kno-desca-lnk" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douthat_State_Park"><span class="kno-desca"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi50thbdDPgK4JRuoC8O5OaPaJQzBwYowfBgU4Gy5Sx5gMKC-IOSZWDf1mT8DUJaerYZAd4qPWa0QFuVAnemw6AkkLqTqOwvnxQFMeQMkrdvk9uTSdrtgI8nRLHFX0aysfXbuWW9RVcp615/s1600/29.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi50thbdDPgK4JRuoC8O5OaPaJQzBwYowfBgU4Gy5Sx5gMKC-IOSZWDf1mT8DUJaerYZAd4qPWa0QFuVAnemw6AkkLqTqOwvnxQFMeQMkrdvk9uTSdrtgI8nRLHFX0aysfXbuWW9RVcp615/s400/29.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A traditional family park for 75 years, Douthat is listed on the  National Register of Historic Places for the role its design played in  the development of parks nationwide. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Rgy1w6PR-VIHSJcHJ2B7DMmECyoQ8RIn320DPOuntGHlt768k8AuWCwLTjPCVRjWkxnjXBxJJ_0BVi5qZYdv84XNpkj0WWpXquG6BGqinZ6P-DyafTJJzV38GLbjGuuZYxrX_Gmu20cl/s1600/30.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Rgy1w6PR-VIHSJcHJ2B7DMmECyoQ8RIn320DPOuntGHlt768k8AuWCwLTjPCVRjWkxnjXBxJJ_0BVi5qZYdv84XNpkj0WWpXquG6BGqinZ6P-DyafTJJzV38GLbjGuuZYxrX_Gmu20cl/s400/30.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Amid some of Virginia's most  breathtaking mountain scenery, visitors enjoy interpretive programs, two  miles of stream fishing, a 50-acre lake stocked with trout, a sandy  swimming beach with snack bar, boat rentals, a gift shop and camp store,  cabins, and more than 43 miles of hiking, mountain biking and bridle  trails. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOnepvcReX3DpJOSSIMyazaCwj2yuBCxN0qptA2vbOP4XQv6zXhk3caCz8z5j1h2YQJN_bHm5rJIBRRtEfNn1hQN_yfg41Ddg-Mtis8R0PkgJEcQD-6LntuKDs1SW0KncBcSyrqqfPFew4/s1600/31.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOnepvcReX3DpJOSSIMyazaCwj2yuBCxN0qptA2vbOP4XQv6zXhk3caCz8z5j1h2YQJN_bHm5rJIBRRtEfNn1hQN_yfg41Ddg-Mtis8R0PkgJEcQD-6LntuKDs1SW0KncBcSyrqqfPFew4/s400/31.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Plus, there are playgrounds, an amphitheater, picnic areas, tent  and trailer camping, and a restaurant overlooking the lake. The park  also has 32 cabins and three lodges that accommodate 15, 16 and 18  guests each.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFBYeCwzg6P2fKgyCb_Knvo4x4NsBZY5zOm9gui5-m9qSpX9mz9RgvzdqrogZJBEwVYFC5I5epdcUK4_O7HXLZCinRtQLoEZxJ5IjoeKNyXGUn0foOlJTQIqdvFu78FE1v10ISY0t1xNs_/s1600/33.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFBYeCwzg6P2fKgyCb_Knvo4x4NsBZY5zOm9gui5-m9qSpX9mz9RgvzdqrogZJBEwVYFC5I5epdcUK4_O7HXLZCinRtQLoEZxJ5IjoeKNyXGUn0foOlJTQIqdvFu78FE1v10ISY0t1xNs_/s400/33.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRMLdLdWXKPWjcM6COvZmmFQezkjhUC2gNussa9jMwoe102-y5SJ-VRzXSNtTigpnHW5iaWX3esPj7ixH12kHkseAJKpwaGm5jnxhOz_VcAc_S_VPl7eZ26w0YgJMELD65-0khxNS2zqd_/s1600/34.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Mitchell<br />October 24, 2013

Douthat State Park is located in the Allegheny Mountains of western Virginia. The park has 4,546 acres in Bath and Alleghany counties and includes a 50-acre lake. A traditional family park for 75 years, Douthat is listed on the National Register of…

Autumn at western Virginia's Douthat State Park

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