Camden Park Tour & Review with Hyde 

This place is one of my biggest memories as a kid in the 80’s and 90’s. My dad worked for a coal mines called Kermit Coal. This is where the mines would have big gatherings and the family’s got in free. It’s bittersweet to see how ran down it looks now compared to the way it looked to me then. Thank you for this video.

I visited Camden Park a couple of times as a child. I remember it being very busy, colorful, bright with all of the ride lights glowing, and cheerful with the sound of ride music. It's a little heartbreaking to see the state of it now. The old wooden roller coaster looks like a death trap and the sky ride is in a sorry state with broken and missing chairs. It's a shame because the grounds are pretty and there's a lovely old fashioned feel about the place. I'm glad to see they still have a haunted house! If only the owners would invest more in maintenance and--dreaming big here--a new roller coaster.

All my family lives in that tri State area just went there for the first time month ago. I was cracking up laughing when you were talking about the roller coaster with the cinder block, and the bathroom stalls. I felt like that roller coaster could fall apart any minute when I rode it. I never noticed the cinder block but i’m not surprised LoL! The haunted house to an extent was genuinely terrifying never thought practical effects could be so effective. Anyways I hope you liked the park even though it’s real janky!😂

Haunted House is a stock yet classic Pretzel Dark Ride. Many versions were either built at the Jersey Shore parks or portable versions that toured with carnival companies. Bill Tracey was one of the later designers before he branched off on his own. In Bill Cassidy, owner of Pretzel rides once told me, it’s Not a Roller Coaster but a scare machine.

The kind of park I have nightmares about 😂 everything looks so dangerous but a fun video to watch!

The pay to pee was stoped in the 90s lol. The used to have a roller coaster where the golf course is called the thunderbolt. It was one Loop

cute little place.

Gotta note, it’s funny that you mentioned the train is a CP Huntington model, which is named after Collis P. Huntington. Camden Park is in Huntington, WV, which is ALSO named after Collis P. Huntington!

My daughter and I (pursuing a bucket list that includes a rollercoaster in every state) visited this park earlier this month to ride West Virginia's ONLY rollercoaster. We had already ridden several serious coasters at Kings Island in Ohio and Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville but this coaster was the most terrifying. Because they would not allow us to pay for a single ride on the coaster we paid the $20 to get in and then rode it four terrifying times just to bring down the cost per ride to a more reasonable $5 a ride. The coaster should certainly be closed at this point. The cars physically shake, twist and bend as you go up and around on the tracks. As another commenter wrote, you truly believe it could fall apart on any given ride (I know that doesn't say much for my parenting skills I guess). The rest of the park, despite those couple of newer rides is in shambles really. It's LONG past its heyday and it was remarkable to actually see people there. Never saw a chair lift to nowhere before.

God damn they took out the bulls eye ride

The Spider, Tip-Top, and Dodge'em cars were the best rides there.

My dad went there in the 1930's, I went there in the 50's and 60's (I had my first kiss in The Haunted House) I took my son there in the 1980's. lots of memories.

I used to love this place in the 70s. Whenever we'd visit the grandparents in the summer, they would take my sister and I there. Even back then it was a bit shabby. Sill, I didn't care. I'm looking forward to making a visit there now that the park is open again. You never know how much longer it will last.

If I was visiting west Virginia I would go lol

The best ride Camden Park ever had (Besides the big dipper) isn't there anymore. It was out past the Big Dipper. It was a circuit track, half covered half opened. Felt like it slung you around the oval at 10000 miles a hour, blasted heavy metal music at you. Rockin' Cats? something like that. LOVED it and it gave me the love of metal lol. The Big Dipper isn't scary because of the ride, it is scary because you dunno if it will get you to the end alive or not lol. Little Dipper I remember riding with some old girl friend of mine, young and didn't know what crushes or love was... we rode together for hours, eventually we would come back to the station and never got up, they just kept running us. Overall great rides still. and don't get me started on the best food PRONTO PUPS!!!!

Wow, thx for posting! Brings back memories of visiting back in the late 60’s early 70’s. Rode my first Ferris Wheel here, which seemed like a big deal back then. I’m actually very surprised it’s still around.

Hawnted House is definitely a cred. Me, Duane from RCDB and the ECC did a walk-through with lights on back in 2016 and examined it including the cars. It's basically a wooden mouse.

Good childhood memories. Do you think things are closed because they have a hard time getting employees. Since COVID?? My uncle took me and my cousin there as children they lived In Charleston WV I am from Stonewood I’m gonna take my 5 yr old granddaughter just to show her. This was a park Mimi went to as a child. Looks like great fun for the money and time. Just wish everything was open ♥️♥️♥️

I was here yesterday! Damn scorched wouldn’t leave me alone

Who remembers the Camden Queen?

Just have to watch out for those roving bands of Scorched! Fallout 76 is set in West Virginia and Camden Park is in it!

Definitely one of those quirky parks everyone needs to spend and afternoon at and make the best of. They may not be around forever. I had planned a trip here last year along with a few other parks. But we all know how last year panned out.

Also since your video... The Big Dipper was TOTALLY retracked and provides a somewhat smoother ride.

Bout a mile from my childhood home, my fiancée dad works there he's worked there for 20 years, it was also my first job when I was in high school

I love these funny unusual parks you take us to, cheers for that

Hey man, thanks for this video! I live in Huntington, WV, and Camden Park will always have a special place in my heart because it was such a memorable part of my childhood in the late 80s and early 90s. The Little Dipper, if the name didnt give it away, is an exact replica of the Big Dipper as far as the track design goes. The only difference is that there's no enclosed bridge on the Little Dipper. I vividly remember spending at entire afternoon and evening with a group of church friends at Camden Park, riding the Big Dipper over and over again. Even though we were the only ones riding, we still had to get out of the train when the ride was over and exit the gate and come back around to the line to sit back in the train. I believe we rode it 26 or 27 times in a row. I remember closing my eyes on the drive home that night, and how whenever I'd close my eyes, I saw the track in front of my eyes Nd my body felt the sensations of still being on the coaster until I finally fell asleep. It was wild.

Well done over 100k subs xx

A lot has Happened to Camden Park over the Years.. The Dodgem Cars burned down after it got Struck By Lightning. The Spider was taken out after an Arm of the ride collapsed with people on it. They also had a Skating Rink that burned down many years ago that was a revenue source during winter months. They definitely need more attractions and upkeep to make this park a great destination.

The Haunted House is an old Pretzel dark ride. Only a few left.

They have struggled to keep it open for a long time. I really wish it's luck will sometime. It's a classic.

This brings back memories. The company my dad worked at had their yearly company picnic there (late 70's through the 80's). Right in that pavilion you went over. The Big Dipper had not changes one bit. Or has been painted. The Little Dipper looks like it had new decals applied at some point. The Haunted House, again exactly the same. The Log Flume ride was fun but the water always STANK. Even gave me a rash one year. The Whip and Scrambler was always good violent fun. It is sad to see the Skyliner in such sad condition. I guess there is just no place to get replacement seats. In general the park felt just a little run down in the 80's and unfortunately time has taken it's due over the last few decades. I was kind of hoping the Fallout 76 game release would put some life into the place given it was a location there. I love the reaction to the old coin stalls in the bathrooms!

It could do more attractions plus. Coney or kings island exchange rides.

Where the mini golf course Is used to be where thunderbolt Express was which came from Kings island Also where the duck ride is used to be a place for concerts

I rode the log ride here in first grade and I literally CLIMBED out of it! 🤣 very funny and very very dangerous but will say. I haven't been back since.

they use to have bumper cars but it burnt down a couple years ago they never build it back they have the wayne co fair there it gets busy then

I haven’t been there in years Been thinking of going this fall Sure has changed over the years They use to have the spider in front of the grill but it’s not there now Thanks for the video They should have cheaper rates if they have so many thing closed down

They do school field trips there every summer

When I see a Hyde Video, I watch and like

I been there since I was kid and I have family that leaves in that town. In fact my sister doctor office not far from there. And that big deeper ride been there since my mom was a kid and she is 71 years old so that can tell you how old that place is

Dude can you help this park. Had turnpike cars too below the little coaster.

The log flume and the train was twice as long in the 90s.

Used to go there every year

I live less than an hour from there.

Place needs some work. Hope they keep it going

I was there the day the enterprise crashed

The ride at 11:00 is so sketchy, when I was around the age of 11 I rode it and there must have been some clearance issue because I was flying so high that I was hitting a tree with the bottom of my seat

13:25 It's N A D not N E D

you missed one place and one ride that was on the other end of the park

Has to be haunted.

this is loneliest looking amusement park

Man this park is raggedy

This is a sad looking park, it needs slots of work and paint. It truly look unsafe.

Both roller coasters should be a bonfire. The paint is so old it probably has lead in it. They need to reach out to the public and clean some stuff up. Have people bring in grills and food. A lot of paint and other supplies. Hell if I won Power Ball I would help myself. Small parks are dying off. People want Bigger, Faster, Thrills. Even for the littler kids. No with Do-Dodonpa being shut down for breaking necks, backs and arms. Who knows smaller parks may perk up.