New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Unit of the United States National Park System in West Virginia.
Attractions near Gary
A day out from Gary: New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, 39 mi away
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve sees about 2M visitors a year. Look within 40 miles for the 3 places to visit; none is inside Gary. The commonest are a national preserve, a national park site and a museum. Go 55 mi out for Mountain Lake.
Attractions nearby
11
within 60 miles
The big one
39 mi
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
National park units
2
parks & monuments
National Preserve · 39 mi northeast
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Unit of the United States National Park System in West Virginia.
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The map
Mapped
Most of the 3 out of town lie to the northeast.
Orange: Gary. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
All of them, one by one
11 places, all within 60 miles, make the list.
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6The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve
Boy Scouts of America reservation, located in West Virginia.
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9Bluestone National Scenic River
4,310 acres in West Virginia (US) managed by the National Park Service.
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11Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
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 · Mountain Lake: Rolfmueller, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Glencoe Museum: Skye Marthaler, CC BY-SA 3.0
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