The Little Park with West Virginia's Biggest Hemlocks!
Cathedral State Park is an ancient hemlock forest of majestic proportions, Cathedral is one of the last living commemorations of the vast virgin hemlock forest which once flourished in the Appalachian highlands. Trees up to 90 feet in height and 21 feet in circumference form cloisters in the park. Throughout the woods, eastern hemlock is the dominant species.
Cathedral State Park is located 15 miles north of Thomas. (Take Route 219 North to Route 24 NorthWest to Route 50 West ~ Park is on right, just after the turn onto Route 50).