Worthington Park

Parks

• Mary Lou Retton Park

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  Mary Lou Retton Drive and Old Monongah Road. 25 acres. Four baseball fields, one football field, tennis courts with practice wall, playgrounds, West Virginia Miner's Memorial.

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• West Virginia Folklife Center

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  At Fairmont State. Dedicated to the identification, preservation, and perpetuation of the region's rich cultural heritage, through academic studies, educational programs, festivals and performances, and publications.

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• Barrackville Covered Bridge

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  A 148-foot single-lane historic covered bridge.

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• East Marion Park

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  State Street Extension. 32 acres. Tennis, basketball, softball, horseshoes, mini-golf, hiking and jogging trails, playground, wave pool, and waterslide. Mini-golf open from 11AM to 8PM daily; admission $2.

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• Coal Country Miniature Golf

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  Miniature golf and batting cages with a coal-mining theme. 18 holes.

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  $5-8

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• Pricketts Fork State Park

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  WV-3 off I-79 (exit 139). Features a recreation of the rustic log Pickett's Fort from 1774. Guides in period costume recreate late 18th-century life and demonstrate colonial crafts. The park includes Pricketts Creek and Bay, the Monongahela River, an interpretive nature trail, hiking, walking, jogging, cycling, boating, fishing, and a 400-seat amphitheatre.

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