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New River Gorge
Camping and Campgrounds

Cabins, campgrounds and camping areas encircle the areas near the New River Gorge and Gauley River. Notable varieties include primitive and luxury facilities, both public and private. Note that whitewater rafting companies many also maintain private campgrounds and camping sites for their clients.
West Virginia's New River Gorge

Visit New River WV for comprehensive information on West Virginia's New River Gorge, including a section devoted to
camping and campgrounds in and near the New River Gorge.

ACE Adventure Center
P.O. Box 1168, Oak Hill West Virginia (WV)  25901
Tel. 304-469-2651 or (toll free) 1-888-ACE-RAFT

The 1,400-acre ACE Adventure Center, overlooking the New River Gorge, is an adventure-vacation destination in itself as well as one of the area's most spacious campgrounds. Families with young children will find our wooded park the ideal place for a vacation. We offer lots of activities suitable for children as young as five and, for adults, our guided caving, kayaking, rock climbing, mountain biking, and horseback riding programs. Our park includes a five-acre swimming lake with a sandy beach and floating playground and volleyball court. Canoeing and paddle boating on the lake are free and sit-on-top kayaks for the kids. We also maintain 25 miles of trails for hiking and biking that connect with the National Park Service's trails. Catch bluegill, catfish, and trophy largemouth bass in our five stocked ponds, where you won't need a license (though fishing is catch and release).

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Class VI - Camping
PO Box 78, Lansing, West Virginia (WV) 25862
Phone: 1-866-658-5333 or (304) 574-0704

The 850-acre Class-VI Vacation Center on the New River Gorge provides for family camping as well as for cabins and cottages. Money-saving campground packages include dining at Smokey's-on-the-Gorge and your choice of biking, hiking, fishing, climbing, or paddling excursions, including family float trips on the New River or high-adventure whitewater rafting on the lower New. Camping-area trails lead into the hiking and climbing trails of the national parkland near the Canyon Rim Visitor Center.

URL: Class VI - Camping

 
Flatwoods RV Park
Interstate 79 Exit 67, Flatwoods, WV 26621
Tel. 304-765-5055
Toll Free: 1-866-700-7284

Adjacent to the Flatwoods Hotel & Conference Center on I-79, our new RV park provides 50 deluxe sites with full water, sewer, and electric services only a 50-minute expressway drive north of the New River Gorge. All sites are accessible by broad, paved roads and include grills, fire pits, and concrete patios. Most are pull-through. Guests are granted access to amenities at the adjacent 200-room hotel, including its indoor and outdoor pools. We're only a quarter mile from the Flatwoods Factory Outlet Stores.


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North American River Runners
U.S. 60, Hico, WV 25854
Tel: 304-658-5276 -- Toll Free: 800-950-2585

Since 1975 North American River Runners has organized whitewater vacations that are the pinnacle of fun and excitement. NARR is an adventure resort with a campground, cabin tents, and bunkhouse. The large, modern bathhouses provide no-waiting showers. Other amenities include a screened activity/picnic pavilion, campfire pits, and tent rentals. In addition, the NARR resort offers America’s best whitewater rafting, fishing trips, and forest rope courses as well as a giant climbing wall, a super swing, paintball games, and basketball and volleyball courts. We're located on U.S. 60 (Midland Trail Scenic Highway), one quarter-mile west of U.S. 19.

For more information, visit: Narr.com
 
Rifrafters Campground
Route 2, Box 140-A, Fayetteville, West Virginia (WV) 25840
Tel: 304-574-1065
Fax: 304-574-1007
E-mail:  contact@rifrafters.com

Only two miles from the New River Gorge Bridge, our spacious, full-service campground is conveniently located just off the U.S. 19 expressway at Laurel Creek Road in historic Fayetteville. We provide eight economy cabins with electricity, seven RV sites with water and 30-amp power hookups, and 30 tent sites -- plus 40 acres of remote, primitive camping. Hot showers and exceptionally clean restrooms and an on-site office ensure your stay is peaceful and worry free We also arrange rafting, hiking, biking, kayaking, climbing, and horseback trips. Visit our site for rates, directions, and pictures.

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