gauley river national recreation area
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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
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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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