The Best Of
The New River Gorge
National Park
Best Of The New River Gorge
This 2 Day Best Of The New River Gorge National Park Package Includes:
- Complimentary camping for two nights or you can book the lodging of your choice for an additional fee.
- Lunches are provided for both days.
- Day one: Morning hike along the Gorge, Bridge Walk across the catwalk of the New River Gorge Bridge and finish the day with an evening rappel in the Gorge.
- Day two : Full day Lower New River Gorge rafting trip with complimentary riverside lunch.
The New River Gorge National Park has so much to offer, where do you start to have the fullest experience in West Virginia’s newest National Park?
We’ve pulled together the perfect two day package that curates the best things to do in the New River Gorge National Park. Arrive the evening before your guided adventures and enjoy complimentary camping at our Mountaintop Campground with bathhouses in walking distance of your site. Or you can choose one of our available vacation rentals or rustic lodging options for an additional fee.
The next morning you’ll start your adventure with a guided hike along the rim of the New River Gorge with amazing views at every turn. Then we’ll provide you with a tasty deli style lunch.
Afterwards you’ll get to journey across the New River Gorge Bridge’s catwalk, harnessed in for safety, from one side of The Gorge to the other. This incredible “walk of your life” will make you feel like you’re floating ‘876 feet above the river below. Finally you’ll close the day out with an evening rappel from the cliffs of the Gorge for one last chance at those awesome views we keep talking about.
Enjoy another complimentary night of camping then get ready for the most immersive way to experience the New River Gorge National Park… by raft right through the heart of a 1,000’ deep river canyon! This is our most popular rafting trip and if offers massive waves of Class IV+ rapids, our famous jump rock, river surfing and a towering view of the New River Gorge Bridge as a finale. We’ll even provide you with a complimentary riverside lunch.
Trip Highlights:
Lower New River Gorge Rafting
- Jump Rock: Experience nature’s high dive by jumping off this sandstone boulder into the New River. This is an activity only offered on full day river trips, and is a New River Gorge whitewater rafting guest favorite!
- Surfing: Surf West Virginia style by riding the waves of the New River. This unique experience is only available on full day river trips.
- Swimmers Rapid: Jump out of the boat and swim through a fun and splashy rapid, an option only available on full day trips.
- Class IV+ Rapids: With two class IV+ rapids named Double Z and The Keeney’s, this trip is perfect for beginners and seasoned rafters alike.
- New River Gorge Bridge: Lower New River Gorge rafting trips end under the awe-inspiring New River Gorge Bridge, providing dramatic closure to the most inspiring outdoor journey on the East Coast.
- Riverside lunch: Let your guide be the chef and prepare you a delicious feast on the side of the river.
Guided Hike
- One of our trail guides will help you explore one of our National Parks most impressive trails loaded with cliff side views.
- Trail selection is dependent upon access which can be impacted by the number of guests in the park – we guarantee a spectacular experience.
Bridge Walk
- Harness up, clip in to a safety system and traverse the New River Gorge from the cat walk of our famous bridge 876′ above the river below.
Evening Rappel
- Our certified climbing guides will teach the the basics of descending a cliff face by rope.
- You’ll harness up and get to rappel down the side of the New River Gorge’s sandstone cliffs.
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