New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Unit of the United States National Park System in West Virginia.
Attractions near Clay
24 mi from Clay, New River Gorge National Park and Preserve leads the list
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve draws about 2M visitors a year. Look within 40 miles for the 6 places to visit; none is inside Clay. Among them are 2 museums, a national preserve and an ancient site. The big name further out is Snowshoe Mountain, 59 mi from the centre.
Attractions nearby
14
within 60 miles
The big one
24 mi
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
National park units
3
parks & monuments
Ski areas
1
Snowshoe Mountain
National Preserve · 24 mi south
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
To the south is where most of the 6 lie.
Orange: Clay. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Place by place
All of it lies within 60 miles: 14 places.
2Criel Mound
Native American burial mound located in South Charleston, West Virginia, United States.
3The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve
Boy Scouts of America reservation, located in West Virginia.
5Lost World Caverns
Caves and attraction near Lewisburg, West Virginia, USA.
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9Bluestone National Scenic River
4,310 acres in West Virginia (US) managed by the National Park Service.
10Gauley River National Recreation Area
11,145 acres in West Virginia (US) managed by the National Park Service.
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14Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Clay → · Clay’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 · 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 · Phillips-Sprague Mine: Coal town guy, CC BY-SA 3.0 · West Virginia State Wildlife Center: Brian M. Powell (user Bitmapped on en.wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Beauchamp-Newman House: mjswisher79, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sunshine Farm and Gardens: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0
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