The Great American Road Trip ChallengeOne trip, ~2.5 years, 48 states
Appalachia & the Return

Stop 4 · Days 885–887

New River Gorge National Park

New River Gorge National Park, WV

America's newest national park — a deep, forested gorge spanned by one of the great bridges, with some of the best whitewater in the East.

Where to stay

  • A Fayetteville inn

    The gorge's laid-back gateway town.

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You gotta eat this

  • Post-raft brewpub fare

    Fayetteville's outdoor-town kitchens.

The days here

Each day opens its own hour-by-hour page

  1. 885Day 885 — The Bridge & the RimFull day · 5h planned
  2. 886Day 886 — WhitewaterFull day · 6h planned
  3. 887Day 887 — Northeast to Seneca RocksDrive day · 2h 30m drive

What this stop is made of

  • National Parks & Forests
  • Outdoor & Water Activities