West Virginia National Park Playground Renamed to Honor Families Impacted by Childhood Cancer

This bill is short and sweet, dealing with the official redesignation of a playground inside the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West Virginia. Specifically, the main playground located in the Grandview area, south of the amphitheater, is getting a new, much longer official title.

A New Name for a Special Place

Under this legislation, that playground will now be known as the “Hearts of Gold Playground: In Honor of West Virginia Children and Families Impacted by Childhood Cancer.” This is a purely commemorative move, giving permanent recognition within a major national park to families dealing with the immense challenges of childhood cancer. For the people who pushed for this change, it’s a significant symbolic victory, establishing a tangible landmark dedicated to their cause.

The Administrative Impact

While this doesn't change the park's operations or your weekend plans, Section 1 of the bill mandates a specific administrative update: any official U.S. government document, map, regulation, or record that previously referenced the playground must now use the new, full name. Think of it as a mandatory find-and-replace for the National Park Service and other federal agencies. For the average park visitor, this means seeing a new name on the official park map and signage; for the administrators, it means updating their databases and legal texts to reflect the change. This is a clear, low-vagueness bill with a high degree of clarity on its single objective: official recognition and renaming.