New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Unit of the United States National Park System in West Virginia.
Attractions near Crooked Creek
Worth the trip from Crooked Creek: Criel Mound, 37 mi off
Crooked Creek has 16 notable places within 60 miles, among them 3 national park units. Travel 45 mi and you reach New River Gorge National Park and Preserve.
Attractions nearby
16
within 60 miles
The big one
45 mi
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
National park units
3
parks & monuments
National Preserve · 45 mi east
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 lie of the land
At the edge of the map sits West Virginia State Museum, 37 mi out.
Orange: Crooked Creek. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Everything to see
All of it lies within 60 miles: 16 places.
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4Criel Mound
Native American burial mound located in South Charleston, West Virginia, United States.
5The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve
Boy Scouts of America reservation, located in West Virginia.
6Huntington Museum of Art
Non-profit organization in Huntington, West Virginia, USA.
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10Gauley River National Recreation Area
11,145 acres in West Virginia (US) managed by the National Park Service.
11Bluestone National Scenic River
4,310 acres in West Virginia (US) managed by the National Park Service.
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13U.S. 23 Country Music Highway Museum
Local museum in Paintsville, Kentucky.
14East Kentucky Science Center
Science center, planetarium in Prestonsburg, Kentucky.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Crooked Creek → · Crooked Creek’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 · Camden Park: Carol M. Highsmith, 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 · Huntington Museum of Art: Daderot, CC0 · 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 · Heritage Farm Museum and Village: Zeo1989, CC BY-SA 4.0 · U.S. 23 Country Music Highway Museum: J654567, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mountain Homeplace: J654567, CC BY-SA 3.0
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