I’ve traveled to quite a few national parks but New River Gorge was an amazing surprise. It’s the newest national park and doesn’t get a lot of attention but it is absolutely stunning. The hiking was amazing, as was the white water rafting. And the nearby town of Fayetteville was a pleasant surprise as well. Hidden gem.
New River Gorge National Park
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the_itsb@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 3y
Thank you for reminding me about this! I had forgotten about hearing that it was becoming a national park. I spent a lot of time there in the summers as a kid; my dad really liked white-water rafting and took a part-time gig as a guide in the summer to fund his hobby, and my little brother and I spent weekends at the rafting company campground (the Rivermen? is that still operating?) catching salamanders and begging to go out on the next rafting trip.
soviettaters@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
Fayetteville was an absolute surprise for me. After driving through tons of depressing ghost towns Fayetteville was a fun respite for a while. I never expected to find hipsters deep in coal country.
nightscout@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
Yes! We were mostly surprised by all the pride flags.
Jeef@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 3y
Went there memorial day weekend and it was packed near the visitor center. Was interesting to check out
NegativeLookBehind@kbin.social · 1 pts · 3y
That whole area is my personal paradise.