New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Unit of the United States National Park System in West Virginia.
Attractions near Gilbert
From Gilbert, 32 mi to Breaks Interstate Park
The best-known day out from Gilbert is New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, 44 mi away. None of our places to visit is inside Gilbert; 2 are within 40 miles. They include a state park and a museum.
Attractions nearby
12
within 60 miles
The big one
44 mi
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
National park units
3
parks & monuments
National Preserve · 44 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
Where each one is
At the edge of the map sits Phillips-Sprague Mine, 39 mi out.
Orange: Gilbert. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Both on the list
Its 12 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.
5
7Bluestone National Scenic River
4,310 acres in West Virginia (US) managed by the National Park Service.
8Gauley River National Recreation Area
11,145 acres in West Virginia (US) managed by the National Park Service.
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11U.S. 23 Country Music Highway Museum
Local museum in Paintsville, Kentucky.
East 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 Gilbert → · Gilbert’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 · 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 · Mountain Homeplace: J654567, CC BY-SA 3.0 · U.S. 23 Country Music Highway Museum: J654567, CC BY-SA 3.0
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