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Audra State Park is a West Virginia state park located on 〔Carrol, S. and Miller, M., ''Hiking West Virginia'', p.92, Globe Pequot Press, Guilford, CT (2003).〕 in southwestern Barbour County. It was established around the remnants of an early 19th century gristmill and the tiny community of Audra. A gristmill spillway is still visible in the river.〔(Audra State Park web page, accessed March 16, 2008. )〕 The park is a hilly, secondary forest area bisected by the Middle Fork River. The deep pools, large, flat rocks, and riverside beach have provided generations of campers, local teens and college students a place to swim or work on their tans.〔Crockett, M., "''Jewels in our Crown''", Pictoria Histories, Charleston, WV, 2004. ISBN 1-891852-35-3〕 Audra State Park is the site of Alum Cave, which is accessible by a boardwalk built along this overhanging sandstone ledge. The park serves as the put-in point for a 6.6 mile kayak run along about 2.8 miles the Middle Fork River and about 3.8 miles of the Tygart Valley River to the confluence of the latter with the Buckhannon River.〔(American Whitewater web site, Middle Fork River page, accessed July 19, 2006. )〕 ==Features== * 67 camp sites * Swimming in the Middle Fork River * Hiking trails * Kayaking in the Middle Fork River * Picnic area 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Audra State Park」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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