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Situated along the edge of Cheat Lake and the steep canyons of the Cheat River, Coopers Rock State Forest is a 12,747-acre state forest in the Monongalia and Preston counties that offers a variety of outdoor recreation.
Located 13 miles from Morgantown, the wood is home to numerous hiking trails, historical sites, and rock-climbing sites among the forest’s enormous boulders and cliffs.
The Cheat River provides some of the best whitewater rafting rivers in the eastern United States, and other facilities include camping, mountain biking, fishing, geocaching, and seasonal hunting.
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