Douthat State Park
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
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Douthat Lake
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Location of Douthat State Park
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| Location | Bath / Alleghany counties, Virginia, USA |
| Nearest city | Clifton Forge, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37°53′51″N 79°48′40″W / 37.89750°N 79.81111°WCoordinates: 37°53′51″N 79°48′40″W / 37.89750°N 79.81111°W |
| Area | 4,546 acres (18 km2) |
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Douthat State Park Historic District
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The lodge at Douthat State Park
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| Nearest city | Millboro, Virginia |
| Area | 4,493 acres (1,818 ha) |
| Built | 1933 |
| Architectural style | Log cabin style |
| NRHP Reference # | 86002183 |
| VLR # | 008-0136, 134–5088 |
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| Added to NRHP | September 20, 1986 |
| Designated VLR | June 17, 1986 |
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
Douthat State Park is a state park located in the Allegheny Mountains in Virginia. It is in Bath County and Alleghany County. The park is 4,546 acres (18 km2) total with a 50-acre (20 ha) lake.
Douthat State Park opened June 15, 1936. It was one of the original six state parks of Virginia. The Douthat Land Company, a group of businessmen, donated the first portion of land — 1,920 acres (780 ha). In 1933, the Virginia General Assembly allotted $50,000 for the purchase of land for state parks, and the remainder of the present-day park was purchased with this money. Approximately 600 men from the Civilian Conservation Corps developed and constructed the majority of the modern-day park system between 1933 and 1942.
Douthat has lodges, cabins, and campgrounds for rental. Douthat Lodge was built by the CCC and is a log building that houses up to 15 guests, while Creasey Lodge is woodframe and holds up to 18 guests.There is a new Lodge called Beards Mountain Lodge that was completed in October 2010 and can sleep up to 16 people. Douthat has 32 total cabins, which vary in size and can hold 1–8 people.
There are two campgrounds, Lakeside and Whiteoak. Whiteoak campground has 31 sites with water and electric at each site and also houses its own dumpstation and bathouse. Lakeside campground has 17 standard campsites. There is no water/electric hookups at the sites however there is a bathouse and dumpstation. Also, there are no generators permitted in the park
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