West Virginia National Parks

Includes 25 miles of the Gauley River and 5 miles of its tributary, the Meadow River. These swift, winding rivers and their narrow gorges are protected by the National Park Service. For additional information contact the Canyon Rim Visitors Center at 304-574-2115.

Encompasses 70,000 acres between Hinton & Hawks Nest State Park. Created to conserve & protect 53 miles of the New River as a free-flowing waterway. Visitors Centers are Canyon Rim (304-574-2115), on US 19 just north of Fayetteville & Sandstone (304-466-9192), at Exit 139 on I-64. Visitor information stations are also open during summer months from 12-5 at Grandview & 10 - 5 at Thurmond Depot. Call for hiking & biking trail information.

A 10.5-mile section of the Bluestone River in southern West Virginia. Created in 1988 under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act it is protected by the National Park Service as a free-flowing river. A small segment lies within Pipestem Resort State Park. The remaining portion is managed by the state of West Virginia as a Wildlife Management Area. For more information contact the Sandstone Visitors Center at 304-466-9192.