Camden Park, Huntington, WV
5000 Waverly Rd.
The last amusement park (not counting water parks) still open in West Virginia. It originated as a trolley park picnic spot in 1903. A carousel was installed later in the year. A roller coaster and other rides were added in following years. The current owners' family (according to the park’s website) took over in 1950.
It’s also reportedly one of only 13 trolley parks still open. Trolley parks were 19th and early 20th century recreation areas and, in later years, amusement parks built out on the far edge of town, almost always owned by the local streetcar company, created to give riders an incentive to use the trolley. A notable example is Coney Island.
Camden Park, Huntington, WV
5000 Waverly Rd.
The last amusement park (not counting water parks) still open in West Virginia. It originated as a trolley park picnic spot in 1903. A carousel was installed later in the year. A roller coaster and other rides were added in following years. The current owners' family (according to the park’s website) took over in 1950.
It’s also reportedly one of only 13 trolley parks still open. Trolley parks were 19th and early 20th century recreation areas and, in later years, amusement parks built out on the far edge of town, almost always owned by the local streetcar company, created to give riders an incentive to use the trolley. A notable example is Coney Island.