New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Unit of the United States National Park System in West Virginia.
Attractions near New Richmond
From New Richmond, 27 mi to New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
This is a list led by parks & monuments, 3 of its 5. None of them is inside New Richmond itself. Visits to New River Gorge National Park and Preserve run to about 2M a year. Beyond the town, the best known is Mountain Lake, 54 mi off.
Attractions nearby
12
within 60 miles
The big one
27 mi
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
National park units
3
parks & monuments
National Preserve · 27 mi northeast
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
Mapped
The 5 outside town cluster to the northeast.
Orange: New Richmond. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Place by place
Look within 60 miles for all 12 places listed.
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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.
6Lost World Caverns
Caves and attraction near Lewisburg, 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.
12Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in New Richmond → · New Richmond’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 · Mountain Lake: Rolfmueller, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Lost World Caverns: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Glencoe Museum: Skye Marthaler, CC BY-SA 3.0
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