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• 3: The Area
  • 3.1: Fayetteville
    • 3.1.1: History
    • 3.1.3: Dining Guide
    • 3.1.5: Schools and Hospitals
    • 3.1.6: Arts and Culture
  • 3.2: New River Gorge
    • 3.2.1: History
    • 3.2.2: Activities
    • 3.2.3: Flora and Fauna
    • 3.2.4: Geology
    • 3.2.5: The New River Gorge Bridge
    • 3.2.6: Touring The New River Gorge National Park
  • 3.3: The Region
    • 3.3.1: Transportation
    • 3.3.3: Weather Data
    • 3.3.4: Surrounding Parks
  • 3.4: Photo Gallery
• 4: Schedule a Visit
• 6: Area Events
• 9: Vacation Rentals

Nestled In A Pristine Wilderness

The New River Gorge Preserve is virtually surrounded by the New River Gorge National Park. The Park Visitor Center is less than 5 minutes from our front drive.

Year-round park programs range from guided hikes to naturalist presentations to outdoor theatre and much more. The opportunity for serene and tranquil outdoor experiences are abundant within the park.

To discover everything the Park and the Preserve offer, you only have to tour around a bit. To experience it all, however, would take a lifetime.

Touring Around The Bridge

It's no accident that the featured scenic drive from the National Park Service's New River guide follows our Preserve property for almost half its distance. The Fayette Station Road Auto tour is a way to enjoy the gorge again and again.

Loop Tour

This scenic drive winds under the New River Gorge Bridge on both sides of the river, eventually coming up underneath and around the New River Gorge Preserve. It's a trip back in history as you cross over an exact replica of the original Fayette Station Bridge near the river's edge.

From there, the loop takes you all the way around the park and back again. along the way, you can stop and visit in Thurmond, once the hub of rail traffic out of the gorge.

You'll also drive by Grandview neat the bottom of the loop. On a clear day, you can see seven miles off from this appropriately named overlook. Grandview also has one of the biggest stands of rhododendron in the east.

The entire loop is dotted with interesting sights and places to explore. Sandstone and Babcock are other highlights along the way.

The Connector

This tour cuts the loop in half by driving straight through the heart of the park. Weaving its way down the gorge, the connector road takes visitors through Quinnimont, where the first load of coal ever to leave the New River Gorge was loaded.

On the other side of the river, Glade Creek invites guests to stop and wander. Glade was among the first settlements in the gorge itself, and it still boasts some of the best trout fishing in the state.

This drive is a great way to get familiar with the park's interior. Its characterized by waterfalls, big hardwoods, and meandering bends.

New River Gorge Activities

If you want to do something outside around the New River Gorge Preserve, there are a lot of options. With the National Park Service managing over 70,000 acres of wilderness accessible from your front door, there are a lot of great ways to get outside. From the rim to the river, the gorge has something for everyone.