New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Unit of the United States National Park System in West Virginia.
Attractions near Welch
From Welch, 38 mi to New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Around 2M people visit New River Gorge National Park and Preserve each year. The town has no place on our list of its own; 4 are within 40 miles. They include a national preserve, a state park and a national park site. Go 58 mi out for Mountain Lake.
Attractions nearby
12
within 60 miles
The big one
38 mi
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
National park units
3
parks & monuments
National Preserve · 38 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
The map view
The map puts most of the 4 to the northeast.
Orange: Welch. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
The places, one by one
12 places make the list, every one 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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