County Accepts $1.5 Million Grant Awarded for Inwood Park Project
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (October 9, 2026) – The Berkeley County Commission today approved a resolution officially accepting a $1.5 million Land and Water Conservation Fund grant award for the Inwood Park project.
The federal grant funding, which requires a dollar-for-dollar match in county funding, will allow for construction of major park features, including an amphitheater, inclusive playground and a large restroom facility.
Pickleball courts, a multi-use field, walking trail and fishing pond are already under construction at the future 31-acre recreation site, which is across U.S. 11 from Musselman High School in southern Berkeley County.
Inwood Park was originally projected to open this Fall after the first phase of construction was completed, but this grant award allows for construction of almost all the remaining amenities in the park’s Master Plan in the coming months, according to Berkeley County Commission President Eddie Gochenour.
“We eagerly anticipate the opening of this incredible quality of life project for the Inwood community,” Gochenour said.
“I can promise you, it will be worth the wait.”
Officials broke ground on the park project in September 2025 after awarding Winchester, Va.-based Lantz Construction Company of Winchester, Va., a $5.7 million contract for a first phase of work.
“The grass is growing, it looks good, but they have a substantial amount of work left to do,” Gochenour said Thursday.
Other features envisioned in the master plan for the future park include a disc golf course, dog park, bike trails, playground equipment and splash park.
Altogether, the County Commission has committed more than $4.6 million in county funds toward the project, with grant awards received from the Chesapeake Bay Trust ($144,425), U.S. Housing & Urban Development ($1,125,000), West Virginia Division of Highways Transportation Alternatives Program ($653,246) and the West Virginia Governor’s Office ($800,000).
Background: The first of three parcels for the park were acquired by the County in August 2021. The future recreation site is in the vicinity of the original “Inwood Park,” which was established in the late 1800s near the Cumberland Valley Railroad (now Winchester & Western Railroad). Originally known as Strong’s Grove, the park was a popular spot for picnics, tent revivals, reunions, dances, and home of the Inwood Fair. At least a portion of the original Inwood Park was acquired by the C.H. Musselman Co. for an apple processing plant, which opened in 1921.
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