One to see in Beckley: Phillips-Sprague Mine
Parks & monuments make up 4 of the 7 places on the list. One place to visit is mapped inside Beckley, with 6 more within 40 miles. Roughly 2M visitors a year make it to New River Gorge National Park and Preserve. Appalachian Trail is worth a day, 52 mi from the centre.
Appalachian Trail
2,198.4-mile (3,538 km) trail going through fourteen US states managed by the National Park Service.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The lie of the land
Lost World Caverns marks the outer edge, 39 mi away.
Orange: Beckley. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The list in full
The one inside Beckley comes first, then 15 more within 60 miles.
1Appalachian Trail
2,198.4-mile (3,538 km) trail going through fourteen US states managed by the National Park Service.
3New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Unit of the United States National Park System in West Virginia.
4Project Greek Island
United States government continuity program in West Virginia (decommissioned).
5Lane Stadium
American football stadium on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, VA, US.
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7Criel Mound
Native American burial mound located in South Charleston, West Virginia, United States.
8The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve
Boy Scouts of America reservation, located in West Virginia.
9Lost World Caverns
Caves and attraction near Lewisburg, West Virginia, USA.
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12Bluestone National Scenic River
4,310 acres in West Virginia (US) managed by the National Park Service.
13Gauley River National Recreation Area
11,145 acres in West Virginia (US) managed by the National Park Service.
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The places inside Beckley lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Beckley → · Beckley’s history →
Photo credits
Phillips-Sprague Mine: Coal town guy, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Appalachian Trail: Paulba. Original uploader was Paulbalegend at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · New River Gorge National Park and Preserve: NKS22, Public domain · Project Greek Island: Z22, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lane Stadium: User:B, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mountain Lake: Rolfmueller, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Criel Mound: David G. Simpson, Public domain · The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve: Lisa Strader, CC BY 2.0 · Lost World Caverns: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Thurmond: Brian M. Powell (user Bitmapped on en.wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bluestone National Scenic River: Dave Bieri, Public domain · Gauley River National Recreation Area: Wwkayaker22 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Glencoe Museum: Skye Marthaler, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hahn Horticulture Garden: Kim Peterson, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sunshine Farm and Gardens: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0
