New River Gorge National Park & Preserve

The New River Gorge National Park and Preserve received its designation as a national park in December 2020 as part of the Stimulus package.   It created a 7,021-acre park around the heart of the gorge, which is already developed with trailheads and a visitor center, while the remaining 65,165 acres was designated as a national preserve to allow for backcountry hunting.

A rugged, whitewater river flowing northward through deep canyons, the New River is among the oldest rivers on the continent.




Gram and Pops visited here in August 1997.