New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Unit of the United States National Park System in West Virginia.
Attractions near Gassaway
From Gassaway, 34 mi to Jackson's Mill
Gauley River National Recreation Area draws about 214K visitors a year. No place to visit is mapped inside Gassaway; 3 are within 40 miles. Among them are a museum, a national recreation area and a zoo & aquarium. At 42 mi, New River Gorge National Park and Preserve is worth the journey.
Attractions nearby
13
within 60 miles
The big one
42 mi
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Ski areas
1
Snowshoe Mountain
National Preserve · 42 mi southwest
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
Head to the northeast for most of the 3 on the list.
Orange: Gassaway. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Place by place
You will find all 13 within 60 miles.
2Cass Scenic Railroad State Park
State park and heritage railroad in West Virginia, United States.
3Monongahela National Forest
National forest in West Virginia, United States.
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.
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10Gauley River National Recreation Area
11,145 acres in West Virginia (US) managed by the National Park Service.
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13Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Gassaway → · Gassaway’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 · Cass Scenic Railroad State Park: Shayfan at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Monongahela National Forest: Valerius Tygart, 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 · Gauley River National Recreation Area: Wwkayaker22 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 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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