Cacapon Resort State Park

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.