• New River flowing through the gorge

    New River Gorge

    National River West Virginia

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    Repairs to the stone retention wall will cause closures from June through September, 2013. More »

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Historic Logging Railroad at Garden Ground

The New River Gorge was logged extensively thoughout the past century. The landscape is now recovering, with the park ecosystem returning to its more natural state, but there are still plenty of signs of the past activities.