The special program honors the women who have shaped life in the New River Gorge, from nurses and homemakers to farmers and community leaders. You have two chances to catch the one-hour presentation ...

Visitation to the New River Gorge National Park & Preserve and two local national recreation areas increased for the third consecutive year in 2024. More than 2 million people – 2,092,162 – visited ...

According to a post on the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve’s Facebook page, on Monday, January 26, 2026, all New River Gorge National Park and Preserve’s visitor centers will be closed ...

A Bridge Day participant over New River Gorge National Park in Fayetteville, West Virginia. Every October, 100,000 visitors descend on Fayetteville, West Virginia, a small town of less than 3,000, for ...

FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — Despite the federal government shutdown, the Canyon Rim and Sandstone visitors centers within the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve are open today. Governor Patrick ...

FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — Visitor centers at New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, closed by the federal government shutdown that took effect early Wednesday, reopened on Friday using state funds ...

LANSING, WV (WVNS) — Get out your cameras and get hiking! Friends of the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve are ...

FAYETTE COUNTY, WV (WVNS) — Despite the government shutdown, the 2025 Bridge Day event was one of the largest in Mountain State history. According to a press release from Governor Morrisey, more than ...

Tourists view the New River Gorge Bridge on Saturday from an overlook at the visitors center for the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve near Fayetteville. (Photo by Steven Allen Adams) ...

FAYETTEVILLE — West Virginia became the nation’s first state Friday to reopen its national parks after disagreements in Congress over funding bills led to the federal government’s shutdown. Speaking ...