gauley river national recreation area

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MOUNT HOPE Sandstone Visitor Center Canyon Rim Visitor Center Thurmond Historic District Grandview 41 41 20 20 26 3 20 12 20 41 82 82 16 16 61 61 25 61 41 41 31 41 16 16 41 3 16 3 3 9 19 39 16 16 39 60 60 19 19 19 60 19 19 19 60 107 307 612 307 129 129 64 77 64 64 64 79 64 77 64 64 77 64 77 81 5 7 To travel down into the gorge and back up use WV 82; begin in Lansing. For most of the distance between Lansing and Fayetteville the road is one-way, narrow, and winding. Hawks Nest Dam Summersville Dam Bluestone Dam M e a d o w H o m i n y C r e e k P e t e r s C r e e k R i v er Summersville Lake Plum Orchard Lake W o l f C r e e k M a n ns C r e e k Meadow Riv e r D u n l o u p C r e e k Little Blu e s t o n e Riv e r BL U E S T O NE L A K E C r e e k P i n e y P i n e y C r e e k Laurel C r e e k M ea d o w Cr e ek M ada m C r e e k L ic k C r e e k G l ad e C r eek M i l l C r ee k L a u r e l Do w d y Creek C r Little Beaver Lake Glade Creek Reservoir Flat Top Lake G r e e n b r i e r R iver Indian C r e e k G aule y R i v e r G a ule y R i v e r K a n a w h a R i v e r N e w R i v e r Upper and Lower Mash Rapids Iron Ring Rapids Lost Paddle Rapids Pure Screaming Hell Rapids Fayette Station Rapids Greyhound Rapids Double Z Rapids Keeneys Rapids Lower Railroad Rapids Surprise Rapids Upper Railroad Rapids Silo Rapids Quinnimont Rapids Grassy Shoals Rapids Dudleys Dip Rapids Millers Folly Rapids Heaven Help You Rapids Koontz Flume Rapids Sweets Falls Rapids Pillow Rock Rapids Insignificant Rapids (Rapids named on the Gauley River are Class V and above) (Rapids named on the New River are Class III and above) Ri ve r N e w N e w Ri v e r Sandstone Falls Brooks Falls B lu esto n e River Gaul e y Ri v e r GAULEY RIVER NATIONAL RECREATION AREA NEW RIVER GORGE NATIONAL RIVER BLUESTONE NATIONAL SCENIC RIVER National River Headquarters Belva Dixie Gauley Bridge Cotton Hill Jodie Swiss Victor Mount Nebo Ames Heights Lansing Minden Thayer Terry Danese Cunard Clifftop Thurmond Hico Edmond Winona Lookout Glen Jean Whipple Prince Quinnimont Meadow Creek Sandstone Green Sulphur Spring Bellepoint Pipestem Brooks Meadow Bridge Beaver Daniels Shady Spring Ghent ANSTED FAYETTEVILLE OAK HILL BECKLEY RAINELLE HINTON MOUNT HOPE Fayette Station Road Sunda y Road Strin g t o w n Road S u n d a y Ro a d Saturday R o a d G a t e w o od R o a d M c k e n d r e e R o a d R iver Road Kanawha St Fayette St H arp er Rd Miller Ridge Road Toll Road T o l l R o a d K e e n e y s C r e e k Rd Meadow B r i d g e R d E llison R i d ge R d Bluestone River Road Backus Mountain Rd S R 2 2 / 7 CSX Railroad no trespassing C S X R a ilro a d no trespa s s i n g C S X R ailr o a d n o trespa ssin g CSX Railro a d no t r e s p a ssin g To Charleston To Twin Falls State Park To Montgomery and Charleston Peters Junction CARNIFEX FERRY BATTLEFIELD STATE PARK Overlook SUMMERSVILLE LAKE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA HAWKS NEST STATE PARK Overlook To Charleston Kaymoor Mine Site Nuttallburg Mine Site Lilly Sewell Grist Mill Tunnel John Henry Monument To Bluefield and Stone Cliff Grandview Sandbar Glade Creek War Ridge Meadow Creek Tug Creek Richmond Hamilton Farm Camp Brookside Akers Dunglen Overlook Overlook Brooklyn Cunard Gauley Tailwaters BABCOCK STATE PARK CAMP WASHINGTON CARVER PLUM ORCHARD WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA SUMMIT BECHTEL FAMILY NATIONAL SCOUT RESERVE (Boy Scouts of America) LITTLE BEAVER STATE PARK BLUESTONE STATE PARK PIPESTEM RESORT STATE PARK CAMP CREEK STATE PARK CAMP CREEK STATE FOREST BLUESTONE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA To Lewisburg and To Summersville and To Lewisburg Raleigh County Memorial Airport Tamarack Tunnel McCreery Upper Swiss Masons Branch Woods Ferry portage river-left Overlook Overlook To Lewisburg and Summersville Airport portage river-left New River Gorge Bridge Army Camp To Mossy and 0 0 5 Miles 5 Kilometers Ranger station Lodging Campground Public river access Primitive campsite Rapids The degree of difficulty will vary from rapid to rapid and with water level. River users should consult with an experienced river runner or ranger before attempting river running. Picnic area Unpaved road National Park Service area Much of the land within the National Park Service areas remains private property; please respect the owners’ rights. North

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MOUNT HOPE

SandstoneVisitor Center

Canyon Rim Visitor Center

Thurmond Historic District

Grandview

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To travel down intothe gorge and back up

use WV 82; begin in Lansing. For most of

the distance between Lansing and Fayetteville

the road is one-way, narrow, and winding.

HawksNestDam

SummersvilleDam

Bluestone Dam

Meadow

Hominy Creek

Pete

rs C

reek

River

SummersvilleLake

Plum Orchard Lake

Wol

f

Creek

Manns Creek

Meadow

River

Dunloup Creek

Little

Bluestone River

BLUESTON

E LAKE

Creek

Piney

Pine

y C

reek

Laurel Creek

Mea

dow Creek

Madam

Creek

Lick Creek

Gla

de

Creek

Mill

Cre

ek

Laur

el

Dowdy

Creek

Cr

Little BeaverLake

Glade CreekReservoir

Flat TopLake

Greenbrier River

Indi

an

Cree

k

Gauley

Rive

r

Gaule

y R

iver

Kana

wha

R

iver

New River

Upper andLower Mash

Rapids

IronRing

Rapids LostPaddleRapids

Pure ScreamingHell Rapids

Fayette StationRapids

GreyhoundRapids

Double ZRapids

KeeneysRapids

Lower RailroadRapids

SurpriseRapids

Upper RailroadRapids

SiloRapids

QuinnimontRapids

GrassyShoalsRapids

Dudleys Dip Rapids

Millers FollyRapids

Heaven HelpYou Rapids

Koontz FlumeRapids

SweetsFalls

Rapids

PillowRockRapids

InsignificantRapids

(Rapids named on the Gauley Riverare Class V and above)

(Rapids named on the New Riverare Class III and above)

River

New

New River

Sandstone Falls

Brooks Falls

Blu

esto

ne

River

Gauley River

GAULEY RIVERNATIONAL RECREATION AREA

NEW RIVER GORGENATIONAL RIVER

BLUESTONENATIONAL

SCENIC RIVER

National RiverHeadquarters

Belva

Dixie

GauleyBridge

Cotton Hill

JodieSwiss

Victor

Mount Nebo

AmesHeights

Lansing

Minden

Thayer

Terry

Danese

Cunard

Clifftop

Thurmond

Hico

Edmond

Winona

Lookout

Glen Jean

Whipple

PrinceQuinnimont

MeadowCreek

Sandstone

Green SulphurSpring

Bellepoint

Pipestem

Brooks

Meadow Bridge

BeaverDaniels

Shady Spring

Ghent

ANSTED

FAYETTEVILLE

OAK HILL

BECKLEY

RAINELLE

HINTON

MOUNT HOPE

Fayette Station Road

Sund

ay

Road

Strin

gtow

n Road

Sunday Road Sa

turd

ay

Road

Gatewood Road

Mckendree Road

River Road

Kanawha St Fayette St

Harper

Rd

MillerRidgeRoad

Toll Road

Toll R

oad

Ke eneys Cre

ek R

d

Meadow Bridge Rd

Elliso

n Rid

ge R

d

BluestoneRiver Road

Backus Mountain Rd

SR 22/7

CSX Railroadno trespassing

CSX Railroad no trespassing

CSX Railroad no trespassing

CSX Railroad no tre

spassing

ToCharleston

ToTwin FallsState Park

To Montgomeryand Charleston

PetersJunction CARNIFEX FERRY

BATTLEFIELDSTATE PARK

Overlook

SUMMERSVILLE LAKE

WILDLIFEMANAGEMENT

AREA

HAWKS NESTSTATE PARK

Overlook

ToCharleston

KaymoorMine Site

NuttallburgMine Site

Lilly

Sewell

GristMill

Tunnel

JohnHenry

Monument

ToBluefield and

Stone Cliff

GrandviewSandbar

Glade Creek

War Ridge

Meadow Creek

Tug CreekRichmond Hamilton Farm

Camp Brookside

Akers

Dunglen

Overlook

Overlook

Brooklyn

Cunard

GauleyTailwaters

BABCOCKSTATE PARK

CAMPWASHINGTON

CARVER

PLUM ORCHARDWILDLIFE

MANAGEMENTAREA

SUMMIT BECHTELFAMILY NATIONALSCOUT RESERVE(Boy Scouts of

America)

LITTLE BEAVERSTATE PARK

BLUESTONESTATE PARK

PIPESTEM RESORTSTATE PARK

CAMP CREEKSTATE PARK

CAMP CREEKSTATE FOREST

BLUESTONEWILDLIFEMANAGEMENTAREA

To Lewisburg

and

ToSummersvilleand

To Lewisburg

Raleigh CountyMemorial Airport

Tamarack

Tunnel

McCreery

Upper Swiss

MasonsBranch

WoodsFerry

portage river-left

Overlook

Overlook

To Lewisburg

and

SummersvilleAirport

portage river-left

New RiverGorge Bridge

ArmyCamp

To Mossy and

0

0

5 Miles

5 Kilometers

Ranger station

Lodging

Campground

Public river access

Primitive campsite

Rapids

The degree of difficultywill vary from rapid torapid and with water level.River users should consultwith an experienced riverrunner or ranger beforeattempting river running.

Picnic area

Unpaved roadNational ParkService area

Much of the land withinthe National Park Serviceareas remains privateproperty; please respectthe owners’ rights.

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