The Long Point Trail is located in the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West Virginia. This pet and family friendly hike is around 3 miles long and has a little over 300 feet of elevation gain. I think most of that elevation gain is in the last 0.2 miles of the trail […]
The Endless Wall Trail is located in the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West Virginia. This pet and family friendly hike has about 400 feet of elevation gain and is popular with rock climbers as well as hikers. The hike is 2-3 miles long depending on how you do it. There are […]
War Ridge/Backus Mountain Campground is a primitive campground located in the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West Virginia. This is a free campground managed by the National Park Service with a 14 day stay limit. This is dry camping so no water or hook-ups can be found here. There are also […]
The Canyon Rim Visitor Center serves as the primary visitor center for the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West Virginia. It’s open daily from 9 AM-5 PM and closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. The Visitors Center has restrooms, trashcans and a water bottle filling station. There’s also a small […]
Meadow Creek Campground is a primitive campground located in the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West Virginia. This is a free campground managed by the National Park Service with a 14-day stay limit. This is dry camping so absolutely no water or hook-ups can be found here. There are clean toilets […]
The Grandview Rim Trail is located in the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West Virginia. This pet and family friendly hike is around 3.2 miles long and has a little under 300 feet of elevation gain. I think most of that elevation gain is the steps you have to climb at Turkey […]
The Castle Rock trail is located in the Grandview section of the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West Virginia. This pet friendly trail is about 1.2 miles long and has around 200 feet in elevation gain. To reach the trail take the paved path from the parking lot of the Grandview […]
Sandstone Falls can be found along the scenic river drive (WV Route 26) in the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve located in West Virginia and is a pet friendly trail. This is the largest waterfall on the New River. Though it may not be a tall waterfall it does span an impressive […]
The Tunnel Trail is a 1/2 mile loop trail located in New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West Virginia. This is a pet friendly trail. The easiest way to access the trail is to take the paved path from the parking lot of the Grandview Visitor Center to the main overlook. Right before […]
Turkey Spur Overlook is located in the Grandview section of New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West Virginia. The overlook provides stunning panoramic views of the the surrounding Appalachian hills as well as the winding New River 1,000 feet below. The boardwalk and steps were replaced and the overlook reopened in 2017 after […]
