New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Unit of the United States National Park System in West Virginia.
Attractions near Kimball
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, 35 mi from Kimball
Kimball has 12 notable places within 60 miles, among them 3 national park units. Roughly 2M visitors a year make it to New River Gorge National Park and Preserve. Further afield, Mountain Lake is 54 mi from the centre.
Attractions nearby
12
within 60 miles
The big one
35 mi
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
National park units
3
parks & monuments
National Preserve · 35 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
Map of the places
Head to the northeast for most of the 3 on the list.
Orange: Kimball. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
The full list
All 12 on the list lie within 60 miles.
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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.
10Gauley River National Recreation Area
11,145 acres in West Virginia (US) managed by the National Park Service.
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12Ranked 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 · Gauley River National Recreation Area: Wwkayaker22 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Phillips-Sprague Mine: Coal town guy, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Glencoe Museum: Skye Marthaler, CC BY-SA 3.0
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