Pipestem Resort State Park

We need to get up here more often! This place is amazing! Plenty to do and see. Many activities on location as well as within driving distance. Lots of waterfalls in the area. Full restaurant on site with a couple cafes too.

Came here for the first time this weekend. We stayed at the lodge in the park. We explored the entire park and enjoyed every aspect! The hiking was amazing and we also enjoyed going down to check out the lake. The views are spectacular everywhere you look. I definitely recommend to ride the tram down to see the mountain creek lodge area, the bluestone river area is so incredibly beautiful!

Camped 4 nights in October 2025 and just love the campground - nicely spaced sites with shade available. Bathe house is clean and easy to access. Beautiful! And SOOO much to do! We took a trail ride for an hour on two very sweet horses. There is a great heated indoor pool and sauna at the lodge available for minimal fee for campers (free to guests at the lodge if course) and a beautiful lake for kayaking, paddle boarding and swimming in the summer. We hiked down the river trail and waded the Blue, then took the gondola back to the top. Super fun! We didn’t play disc golf, mini golf nor use the 18 hole course but they looked great. The Nature center was educational and has 3 live snakes and some turtles plus lots of educational material. Didn’t try the restaurant as we did our own cooking but looked good. Didn’t try the archery or zip line but will next time. The views were gorgeous! Highly recommend this park!

To start with it’s very difficult to get someone to answer the phone when trying to make or confirm reservations. We stayed 3 nights at McKeever Lodge. The building is very much in need of renovation. It’s also a poor design, very narrow hallways. It’s really difficult to get a suitcase cart into the elevator. Although hard to get to, the Bluestone dinning-room is very good with a friendly staff. The new tramway wasn’t open but that should be a unique experience. Although, renovating the lodge may have been a better use of those funds.

Beautiful park, amazing views. If you are looking for the Almost Heaven swing, travel all the way to the back for the golf club house. Turn right and head to the tennis courts. The Almost Heaven Swing is to the right of the parking area. If you found the tennis courts you can't miss the swing.