WV Adventures & Roadtrips: Cheat Lake Beach, Morgantown, WV

Adventure is closer than you think!

Closest Beach to Morgantown, WV

Find out about Cheat Lake Beach!

Discover Cheat Lake Park and the Activities!

A Way to Spend the Day!

Bring your entire family to the sandy shores of Morgantown! Dogs, too!

Almost Heaven, West Virginia. Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River…

“Take me Home, Country Roads” is the jam for Morgantown, WV.

Thousands belt out the John Denver chorus here. Especially in the Fall at WVU Football home games.

Life is old here. Older than the trees.

What can townies do here at home in the Summer?

Millstone Beach at Cheat Lake Park

Bring everyone & everything with ya!

Kids
Dogs
Towels
Chairs
Snacks
Drinks
Balls
Floats
Squirt Guns
Sand Toys

(Advisory Warning: You WILL have to walk about a half mile from the Parking Area to the Beach Area. Plan your trip and pack accordingly!)

A Way to Spend the Day!

Most of feel like we belong at the beach. Especially in the Summer! Many of us will pack up and drive our family six hours to Ocean City, MD or Virginia Beach, VA. Or if we’re feeling extra special…Outer Banks, NC or Myrtle Beach, SC.

Your Beach Adventure is much closer than you think!

Right on the outskirts of Morgantown!

No need to travel hours East! You can get your “beach fix” right here at home!

An Electrical Dam? A Town Underwater? The Eastern Continental Divide?

Cheat River-Cheat Haven-Lake Lynn

Originally surveyed by George Washington in the 1700s. The Cheat River trickles down the West side of the Appalachian Mountains, through a valley (formerly known as “Cheat Haven“),then the water flows into the Monongalia River. Eventually into the Ohio River, streaming into the Gulf of Mexico.

Man-Made Lake

The town of Cheat Haven was flooded by West Penn Power (WPP) for the hydroelectric dam project. Originally proposed as Lake Lynn, named after WPP President Albert M. Lynn. The project was completed in 1927; to this present day, it’s been known as Cheat Lake.

Torn Down Town of Cheat Haven, W. Va.

God-Made Beach

During The Great Flood of 1985, Cheat Lake Beach was naturally formed. Almost 40 Years later; evidence of the flood still exist. The ravaging water ~~eroded~~ created the Banks of the Backwaters; the sandy shores.

Full History of Cheat Lake

All my Memories Gather ‘Round Her

The 1985 flood still haunts those who saw it. It took community effort to band together. Perseverance. Adapting. Helping others. Giving and receiving.

Miner’s lady, Stranger to Blue Water

Originally known as Cheat Haven; this “spot” has endured history. West Virginia is home. We’ve all got stories. Turn the pages, endure together! Togetherness makes the community. And most of us West Virginians are no strangers to resilience!

The place I belong

Wherever we feel we belong; whether it be here at home, or somewhere at the Beach. Beauty is all around us, adventure is out there; make the connection! As a creation; breathing and moving; we are all so blessed. You are so loved ❤️