New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Unit of the United States National Park System in West Virginia.
Attractions near Brenton
Nothing in Brenton itself: New River Gorge National Park and Preserve is 33 mi away
3 of the 5 places to visit in and around Brenton are parks & monuments. None of them is inside Brenton itself. About 2M people a year visit New River Gorge National Park and Preserve. For a full day, there is Breaks Interstate Park, 42 mi away.
Attractions nearby
9
within 60 miles
The big one
33 mi
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
National park units
3
parks & monuments
National Preserve · 33 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
Mapped around Brenton
To the northeast is where most of the 5 lie.
Orange: Brenton. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
All the places to visit
Its 9 places all lie within 60 miles.
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3Criel Mound
Native American burial mound located in South Charleston, West Virginia, United States.
4The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve
Boy Scouts of America reservation, located in West Virginia.
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8Gauley River National Recreation Area
11,145 acres in West Virginia (US) managed by the National Park Service.
9Bluestone National Scenic River
4,310 acres in West Virginia (US) managed by the National Park Service.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Brenton → · Brenton’s history →
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 · Breaks Interstate Park: SheepNotGoats (Talk), 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 · Thurmond: Brian M. Powell (user Bitmapped on en.wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Phillips-Sprague Mine: Coal town guy, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gauley River National Recreation Area: Wwkayaker22 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Bluestone National Scenic River: Dave Bieri, Public domain
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