Kanawha State Forest is a recreation area located near the community of Loudendale, West Virginia, which is about from downtown Charleston,

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. It is managed by the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources. While still classified as a "state forest", the

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has directed that the facility be managed as a state park. The Davis Creek Road entrance to Kanawha State Forest is located at (38.28133, -81.64169). Recreational facilities include overnight camping, picnicking, hiking, a public shooting-range, mountain biking, cross-country skiing and a swimming pool and playground. Several

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s are located in the forest.

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* West Virginia state forests Protected areas of Kanawha County, West Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Kanawha County, West Virginia Campgrounds in West Virginia {{KanawhaCountyWV-geo-stub

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