Douthat State Park

Douthat State Park
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Douthat Lake in 2006
Location of Douthat State Park
Douthat State Park (the United States)
LocationBath / Alleghany counties, Virginia, USA
Nearest cityClifton Forge, Virginia
Coordinates37°53′51″N 79°48′40″W / 37.89750°N 79.81111°W / 37.89750; -79.81111
Area4,545 acres (18 km2)
Established1936
Governing bodyVirginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
Douthat State Park Historic District
The lodge at Douthat State Park
Nearest cityClifton Forge, Virginia
Area4,493 acres (1,818 ha)
Built1933 (1933)
Built byCivilian Conservation Corps
Architectural styleLog cabin style
NRHP reference No.86002183
VLR No.008-0136, 134–5088
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 20, 1986
Designated VLRJune 17, 1986

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 4,545 acres (18 km2) total with a 50-acre (20 ha) lake, making it the third-largest Virginia state park after Pocahontas State Park and Fairy Stone State Park. It is one of the original Virginia state parks built in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps.