Lake Moomaw was named in memory of Benjamin Moomaw whose efforts succeeded in bringing the lake to the Allegheny Highlands.  Lake Moomaw is among the most popular developed recreation areas in the George Washington National Forest and provide an endless array of activities including boating, fishing, hiking, biking and camping.  Lake Moomaw is renowned for its excellent fishing yielding citation size brown and rainbow trout, as well as good bass, pan and crappie.