A rugged, whitewater river flowing northward through deep canyons, the New River is among the oldest rivers on the continent. The park encompasses over 70,000 acres of land along the New River, is rich in cultural and natural history, and offers an abundance of scenic and recreational opportunities.
What you’ll hear
109 places to explore in this park.
- Adena Trail
- Arbuckle Connector Trail
- Big Branch Falls
- Big Branch Trail
- Big Buck Trail
- Bridge Trail
- Bright Hope Lodge
- Brooklyn Coke Ovens
- Brooklyn Mine Trail
- Brooklyn Mining Complex & Community Ruins
- Brooks Falls Roadside Park
- Brooks Island Overlook
- Burnwood Trail
- Burnwood Trail Stop 10: Old-Growth Forest Network
- Burnwood Trail Stop 1: Logging in Appalachia
- Burnwood Trail Stop 2: Defining Old-Growth
- Burnwood Trail Stop 3: Forest Succession
- Burnwood Trail Stop 4: Decoding the Old-Growth
- Burnwood Trail Stop 5: Characteristics of Old Trees
- Burnwood Trail Stop 6: How Tree Age is Determined
- Burnwood Trail Stop 7: A Forest Giant
- Burnwood Trail Stop 8: Decomposition
- Burnwood Trail Stop 9: Old-Growth Complexity
- Butcher Branch Falls
- Butcher Branch Trail
- Camp Washington Carver
- Canyon Rim Boardwalk
- Castle Rock Trail
- Cathedral Falls
- Chapter 1: Canyon Rim Visitor Center
- Church Loop Trail
- Clovis Trail
- Coaling Tower
- Commissary Building
- Conveyor Trail
- Craig Branch Trail
- Dalton Trail
- DuBois High School
- Dunloup Falls
- Endless Wall Trail
- Engine House
- Fayetteville Trail
- Gauley Bridge Depot
- Glade Creek Falls
- Glade Creek Trail
- Goodman-Kincaid Building
- Grandview
- Grandview Rim Trail
- Gwinn Ridge Trail
- Harlem Heights
- Hawks Nest Tunnel Disaster
- Headhouse Trail
- Helen, WV
- Hinton Depot
- Hinton, WV
- Integration of Schools: DuBois High School; Mount Hope, WV
- Island Loop Trail
- John Henry Park, Talcott, WV
- Kanawha Falls
- Kates Falls
- Kates Falls Trail
- Kates Plateau Trail
- Kaymoor Mine Falls
- Kaymoor Miners Trail
- Kaymoor Trail
- Keeneys Creek Rail Trail
- Lafayette Hotel
- LeCroy Trail
- Little Laurel Trail
- Long Point Trail
- Mankin-Cox Building
- McKendree Miner's Hospital
- Mt. Chapel Missionary Baptist Church
- National Bank of Thurmond
- New River Gorge Bridge
- Nuttallburg
- Nuttallburg Historic Site
- Park Headquarters, Glen Jean
- Park Loop Trail
- Polls Plateau Trail
- Quinnimont Missionary Baptist Church
- Red Ash Coke Ovens
- Red Ash Community and Mining Ruins
- Red Ash Island
- Rend Trail
- Richmond Hamilton Farm
- Rush Run Coke Ovens
- Rush Run Community Ruins
- Sandstone Falls
- Sandstone Falls Boardwalk
- Sandstone Falls Overlook
- Second Baptist Church, Hinton, WV
- Seldom Seen Trail
- Slab Fork
- Southside Trail
- Stone Cliff Trail
- Stratton High School
- Thurmond Historic District
- Thurmond Passenger Depot
- Thurmond Today
…and 9 more in the app.
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