New River Gorge National Park & Preserve

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Canyon Rim Visitor Center

Address: 162 Visitor Center Road, Lansing, WV 25862

The New River, despite its name one of the oldest rivers on the continent, has cut a 1,000-foot gorge through the Appalachian Plateau in West Virginia, beneath the 3,030-foot New River Gorge Bridge, the longest single-arch steel span in the Americas when it opened in 1977. Abandoned coal towns like Thurmond line the river.

View the bridge from the Canyon Rim boardwalk, visit the old coal town of Thurmond, and hike the rim trails; young kids can earn a Junior Ranger badge. For a challenge, raft the Lower Gorge's big Class III-V rapids or walk the catwalk under the bridge itself.

Coordinates: 38.07005, -81.07594

Grandview Visitor Center

Address: 4700 Grandview Road, Beaver, WV 25813

The New River, despite its name one of the oldest rivers on the continent, has cut a 1,000-foot gorge through the Appalachian Plateau in West Virginia, beneath the 3,030-foot New River Gorge Bridge, the longest single-arch steel span in the Americas when it opened in 1977. Abandoned coal towns like Thurmond line the river.

View the bridge from the Canyon Rim boardwalk, visit the old coal town of Thurmond, and hike the rim trails; young kids can earn a Junior Ranger badge. For a challenge, raft the Lower Gorge's big Class III-V rapids or walk the catwalk under the bridge itself.

Coordinates: 37.83166, -81.06484

Sandstone Visitor Center

Address: 330 Meadow Creek Road, Sandstone, WV 25985

The New River, despite its name one of the oldest rivers on the continent, has cut a 1,000-foot gorge through the Appalachian Plateau in West Virginia, beneath the 3,030-foot New River Gorge Bridge, the longest single-arch steel span in the Americas when it opened in 1977. Abandoned coal towns like Thurmond line the river.

View the bridge from the Canyon Rim boardwalk, visit the old coal town of Thurmond, and hike the rim trails; young kids can earn a Junior Ranger badge. For a challenge, raft the Lower Gorge's big Class III-V rapids or walk the catwalk under the bridge itself.

Coordinates: 37.78320, -80.89785

Thurmond Depot Visitor Center

Address: 254 River Crest Road, Thurmond, WV 25936

The New River, despite its name one of the oldest rivers on the continent, has cut a 1,000-foot gorge through the Appalachian Plateau in West Virginia, beneath the 3,030-foot New River Gorge Bridge, the longest single-arch steel span in the Americas when it opened in 1977. Abandoned coal towns like Thurmond line the river.

View the bridge from the Canyon Rim boardwalk, visit the old coal town of Thurmond, and hike the rim trails; young kids can earn a Junior Ranger badge. For a challenge, raft the Lower Gorge's big Class III-V rapids or walk the catwalk under the bridge itself.

Coordinates: 37.95729, -81.07879

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