About this campground
Canyon Rim Visitor Center is the closest visitor center to Gauley River National Recreation Area. The primary purpose of Canyon Rim Visitor Center is to act as a visitor contact station for area information and for interpretation of the natural, cultural, recreational, and historic values of the New River Gorge. With an estimated 300,000 visitors each year, the center provides the park with a nationally recognized facility, revealing the beauty of New River Gorge National River to the nation and the world.
Getting there
Gauley River National Recreation Area does not have any visitor center, the closest one is Canyon Rim Visitor Center at New River Gorge National Park and Preserve. The visitor center is 18 miles south of Gauley River Tailwaters and is located on U.S. Route 19, just north of Fayetteville, WV. U.S. Route 19 is easily reached from Interstates I-64 and I-79, as well as U.S. Route 60.
Nearby federal campgrounds
- Burnwood Group CampsiteNew River Gorge National Park & Preserve0 mi
- Canyon Rim Visitor CenterNew River Gorge National Park & Preserve0 mi
- Brooklyn CampgroundNew River Gorge National Park & Preserve6 mi
- Thurmond Depot Visitor CenterNew River Gorge National Park & Preserve8 mi
- Stone CliffNew River Gorge National Park & Preserve9 mi
- Thayer CampgroundNew River Gorge National Park & Preserve12 mi
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