New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Unit of the United States National Park System in West Virginia.
Attractions near Big Sandy
Leave Big Sandy for Breaks Interstate Park, 34 mi away
The town has no place on our list of its own; 3 are within 40 miles. Look for a state park, a national park site and a museum. Roughly 12K visitors a year make it to Bluestone National Scenic River. A drive of 42 mi brings you to New River Gorge National Park and Preserve.
Attractions nearby
9
within 60 miles
The big one
42 mi
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
National park units
2
parks & monuments
National Preserve · 42 mi northeast
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Unit of the United States National Park System in West Virginia.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
The places, mapped
Furthest from the centre is Bluestone National Scenic River, 37 mi away.
Orange: Big Sandy. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Place after place
You will find all 9 within 60 miles.
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5The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve
Boy Scouts of America reservation, located in West Virginia.
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8Bluestone National Scenic River
4,310 acres in West Virginia (US) managed by the National Park Service.
9Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Big Sandy →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve: NKS22, Public domain · Mount Rogers: USDA-FS, Public domain · Grayson Highlands State Park: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Breaks Interstate Park: SheepNotGoats (Talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve: Lisa Strader, CC BY 2.0 · Barter Theatre: RebelAt (talk) (Uploads), Public domain · Thurmond: Brian M. Powell (user Bitmapped on en.wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bluestone National Scenic River: Dave Bieri, Public domain · Phillips-Sprague Mine: Coal town guy, CC BY-SA 3.0
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