One of Nitro's best kept secrets, conveniently close to town but far enough out to be the perfect…read moreway to escape the hustle and bustle for a little while. Beautiful and peaceful place to relax, spend time with the family (including the canine members of the family), fish, hike (with a mix of clear gravel trails or rougher dirt trails), or even take a canoe or kayak out on the lake. Also great for group picnics, community events, weddings, birthday parties, or just gathering with friends for a relaxing day by the lake.

Nice walk around the lake and (if you like) through the woods. Picnic areas. Gazebo. Dog run. I go…read morethere in all seasons.

We had a hankering for kayaking for quite some time, so my buddy Pasi, his tall little birdie and I…read moreall went out for a day at Beech Fork State Park to do just that. The park, massive in size at over 3,100 acres in size, overwhelmed my pupils as I've never seen anything quite so large -- except my buddy's orange cat. The young lad at the marina was friendly and chill, so he got us suited up and we spent our one-hour slot on the muddy waters. The Oldtown kayaks worked nicely, although the Pelican that I never bought when I worked retail had a much nicer Finnish to it. Let's go Lahti Pelicans! After chasing down ducks and swatting cicadas, we reached dry land and surrendered what was left of our cleanliness in the process. I had to get some of that Beech Fork brown off of my Vogue-tier short king legs. "Did you have fun?" asked the marina worker. "Yes we did," we replied. The trails weren't well maintained.

I haven't been there in awhile; but, the last few times that my dog and I took our RV there, we…read morethought it was outstanding! It's one of the few places that we found where you could camp right near the water! If you're looking for a great campground near the Tri-State area, we don't think you can beat it!

Unfortunately, it's a dive. Splash pad doesn't work and the grounds are poorly maintained. Giving…read moreit one star is too much

This is a pretty fun place that my family and I went and visited while we were on our adventure…read morethrough 14 different states. First date that we went through with West Virginia so we decided to stop at this Magic Island Park. It was raining that day so we did not get to spend too much time here unfortunately but the little amount of time that we didn't get to spend while the sun was out my children have fun and it was nice to see

We hiked the fern valley trail. It was pretty easy. Well suited for little ones and adults. There's…read morea few spots near the lake where you might have to help smaller kids but our daughter and her friend managed well enough. Saw a lot of little toads on the trail. Lots of butterflies and squirrels. We managed to see a Heron fishing and flying. That made the trip in my opinion. We walked around the lodge. Not too much to see in there. Looks like a decent enough place to stay. Staff wasn't very friendly but I guess you can't expect much out of government employees having to work a holiday.

We had lunch at Anglers Cove today. The buffet was delicious and our waitress, Jayden, was…read morewonderful!

This park looks wildly different from anything else in Huntington, with various stone features, an…read moreample playground, paths running along a stream, and some roses. Not many roses, mind you, but you can get some cool views. The aesthetic is much more upscale than the waterfront parks, and this area is usually crowded on a nice day. While there's some parking inside the park itself, the surrounding streets are free as well. And there's really no reason not to head on over if you're in the area.

Good community park, only could use more connected trails to even more of the city, for cross city…read morehooks that can help connect to a mobile-city feel. Some maintenance issues and reinvestment in older space rehabilitation also needed, and curation tied to local entities to expand and do more with some of the open space that is aged out. Great updates to the kid park a few years ago, now they just need to keep it going.

The dedicated area of riverfront is modest, with concrete steps leading down to the banks of a…read morerather messy industrial river, a large waterfront amphitheater, and various seats and signage. They had restrooms, which were in pretty unpleasant condition. There were locals there from a wide variety of backgrounds, as this seemed to be one of the few opportunities to get to the waterfront around the town's floodwall. There's not much to actually do other than sit around, and given the surrounding wilderness is so much prettier than this, I struggle to see it as having anything other than limited use. And it needed better maintenance.

It was a sunny early April afternoon when I visited this park. It was obvious people were just…read moregetting their boats out for the season because they were all over the place on this weekend afternoon. There are plenty of trees and flowers. Places for kids to play and parents to gather. We found ourselves a place to just sit by the water and talk about all the things around us. It was a nice place to relax and take a break from touring the town and Marshall campus.

Gorgeous, spacious park! We stopped with our students after…read morea field trip to Vern Riffe Center. We had lunch, and then the kids had a great time enjoying your playground equipment. Tennis court, splash pad, great walking path. Up keep on the park is phenomenal. It's was a beautiful day with the Kentucky Hills in the distance and the rock formations to our north! Thanks for allowing us to enjoy such a great spot. The kids, teachers and parents all enjoyed the afternoon.

Not a bad little park with tennis courts, basketball courts, swings, water splash pad, play area…read morefor kids, Fit Trail plus a 9 hole disc golf course.