CACAPON RESORT STATE PARK
🇺🇸 Berkeley Springs, WV, USA
Designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr.


Cacapon State Park's golf course sits within West Virginia's eastern panhandle, approximately ten miles south of Berkeley Springs in the Cacapon Mountains. Robert Trent Jones Sr. designed the layout in 1974 as part of the state park's resort facilities, which occupy roughly 6,000 acres of forested terrain overlooking the Cacapon River valley. The course represents Jones's work during a period when he designed several public and resort courses for state park systems across the country, bringing championship-caliber architecture to accessible venues.
The routing works through rolling, heavily wooded terrain characteristic of the Appalachian foothills. Elevation changes are significant throughout the round, with several holes playing uphill or downhill and fairways carved through corridors of mature hardwoods. The layout requires accuracy off the tee, as the tree-lined fairways offer limited margin for error. Water comes into play on a handful of holes, and Jones's trademark bunkering—both greenside and strategic fairway placements—demands thoughtful course management. The greens feature the undulation and size typical of his designs from this era.
The course operates as part of the broader state park resort, which includes lodge accommodations, cabins, and recreational facilities. It serves both destination visitors to the park and regional golfers, maintaining a public-access character consistent with West Virginia's state park golf properties. The mountain setting provides a secluded atmosphere, with views extending across forested ridges and valleys throughout the round.
Reviews
Beautiful course tucked in the eastern panhandle of west virginia. Very well maintained and not expensive at all. I love all of the old history about the course.
FAQ
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Cacapon State Park at Cacapon Resort State Park has a Course Vaults score of 8 out of 10 based on 4 explicit golfer ratings.
Cacapon State Park was designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr..
Yes. Cacapon State Park at Cacapon Resort State Park is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Cacapon State Park is 72.
Cacapon State Park plays 6,940 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Cacapon State Park is 128.