Just over two hours away from campus lies the nation’s newest (and West Virginia’s only) national park: the New River Gorge.

New River Gorge Hiking Near Fayetteville and Lansing During my visit to New River Gorge, I stayed in a cabin at Adventures on the Gorge, which is located in Lansing, West Virginia. I spent two ...

The most popular stretch of corridor is in and around Fayetteville, population 2,800. This is where most whitewater tours commence and where the stunning New River ... gorge. The event, West ...

At the bottom of the 174 wooden steps from the Canyon Rim Visitor Center to the lookout on the New River Gorge ... West Virginia, it is a national park encompassing 70,000 acres between ...

There are moments, as you drift through the deep canyon walls of the New River Gorge ... West Virginia, state capital Charleston, is home to fewer than 50,000 people. Small places like ...

At least, that's certainly the case with West ... people have of the New River Gorge (if they can picture it at all) is its famous bridge, which links the towns of Fayetteville and Lansing.

Fayetteville, West Virginia, is one of the coolest small towns in America that most people have never heard of. Located in the heart of the New River Gorge -- home to the nation's newest national ...

The New River Gorge Convention & Visitors Bureau (NRG CVB), Visit Southern West Virginia (VSWV) and Visit Fayetteville (VF CVB) often work together on advertising opportunities to promote the area.

FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — The New River ... West Virginia. “People are traveling further distances now to come visit us for sure,” said Chelsea Bricker, marketing lead with Adventures on the Gorge.

Thankfully, the park is free, and its trails, as well as the surrounding town of Fayetteville ... rock climbers and river rafters, when we drove down to the bottom of the gorge, on a one-way ...

Fog sits under the New River Gorge Bridge outside of Fayetteville. (Photo by Steven Allen Adams) EDITOR’S NOTE: This is second in a series of columns about Leadership West Virginia, as well as ...