Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park

Union troops won the largest Civil War battle in West Virginia high above the Greenbrier River on Droop Mountain on November 6, 1863, ending organized Confederate resistance in the state. Despite their advantage on high ground, Rebels were overcome by Federal troops clearing a southward route to the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad. Park visitors now picnic where soldiers fought and hike, bike, and ski where they walked. Park highlights include battlefield markers, a park museum (open seasonally), and an observation tower the overlooks the Little Levels of the Greenbrier Valley.

Directions: Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park is located near Hillsboro, WV, in southern Pocahontas County in the Greenbrier Valley Region and Allegheny Highlands Region in eastern West Virginia. The park is located between two areas of the southern Monongahela National Forest.

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Attractions near Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park

• Watoga State Park
• Beartown State Park
• Seneca State Forest
• Greenbrier River Trail
• Pearl S. Buck Birthplace
• Cass Scenic Railroad State Park
• Calvin Price State Forest
• Cranberry Glades Botanical Area
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park
HC 64 Box 189
Hillsboro, WV 24946
DMBSP Website
Phone: (304) 653-4254

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