NEW RIVER GORGE NATIONAL PARK Glen Jean, WV

"The New River Gorge National Park is America's newest National Park and a worthy adventure destination."
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Probably one of the top bucket list items for adventurers, photographers, RV travelers, and campers when visiting this area is the New River Gorge National Park. We were so excited to see her mountains, rivers, and valleys getting the recognition she deserves by becoming the newest US National Park at the end of 2020. In spite of its name, the New river that winds through the park is ancient and the mountains that make up the area are some of the oldest in the world. 

There is some incredible geology and unusual plants and animals that you don’t get to see anywhere else.   The designation as the 63rd national park created a 7,021-acre area around the heart of the gorge, which is already developed with trailheads and a visitor center, while the remaining 65,165 acres remain designated as a national preserve to allow for backcountry hiking and hunting.

There are boatloads of things to do here for thrill-seekers:  the New River Gorge has been a rafters dream with 53 miles of free-flowing whitewater, highlighted by the “Lower New,” a popular 13-mile stretch packed with Class IV to V rapids. The cliffs of the gorge are a thousand feet high in parts, with walls of Nuttall sandstone that provide climbers with more than 1,500 routes. The site even has a popular system of 12.8 miles of mountain-bike trails and is climbing the ranks as one of the best places to bike in the country.    If you like heights take a guided tour under the New River Gorge bridge, yes, under the bridge!  At 875 feet the bridge is almost 3 times the height of the Statue of Liberty.   Prefer something more casual, stop into the Canyon Rim visitor center, pick up a map and CD and take the winding 8 mile self-guided driving tour on Fayette Station Road under the bridge and across the New River.

If you like heights take a guided tour under the New River Gorge bridge, yes, under the bridge!  At 875 feet the bridge is almost 3 times the height of the Statue of Liberty.   Prefer something more casual, stop into the Canyon Rim visitor center, pick up a map and CD and take the winding 8 mile self-guided driving tour on Fayette Station Road under the bridge and across the New River.

Distance to Popular Destination:

15 minutes / 15 miles from Summersville Lake Retreat & Lighthouse

Websites:

https://www.nps.gov/neri/index.htm

https://www.facebook.com/newrivergorgenps

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