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Trying to find your way around the park? Our new smartphone app can help. This I-Treks app highlights several points of interest throughout the park. Learn about trails, park visitor centers, historic sites, and popular viewing areas of the New River Gorge National River. Each description includes primary features of the site, driving instructions, and detailed information and maps of hiking trails near each point of interest. Download the app at: http://www.i-treks.com/app/rts/2

 

Fayette Station Audio Tour Download an audio tour for the Fayette Station Road Scenic Drive to listen to as you drive down the one way road to the bottom of the gorge and back up the other side.

 

Canyon Rim Visitor Center Audio Description Tour: Download audio files or a transcript of the audio description tour for Canyon Rim Visitor Center.

 

Explore The Gorge Video Series
Join a park ranger to explore New River Gorge National River through a series of videos highlighting different locations throughout the park.

 

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  Explore the Gorge: Nuttallburg

  Explore the Nuttallburg townsite, the remains of one of the most significant coal mining operations in the gorge with Park Ranger Billy Strasser.
  
  

  Duration:

  2 minutes, 6 seconds

 

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  Explore the Gorge: Sandstone Falls

  Join Park Ranger Richard Altare on an exploration of Sandstone Falls and the Upper Gorge.

  Duration:

  3 minutes, 27 seconds

 

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  Explore the Gorge: Grandview

  Explore the fantastic views, wildlife, and history of the Grandview area with Park Ranger Renee Hemmelgarn.

  Duration:

  2 minutes, 28 seconds

 

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  Explore the Gorge: Thurmond

  Explore the historic railroad town of Thurmond with Park Ranger Leah Perkowski-Sisk.

  Duration:

  2 minutes, 28 seconds

 

Video Clips
Several short video clips featuring some of the unique natural and cultural history of New River Gorge National River.

 

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  Peregrine Falcon Release

  Video of rehabilitated peregrine falcon being released into New River Gorge National River in December 2011.

  Duration:

  1 minute, 54 seconds

 

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  Bald Eagle Nest

  Bald eagles nest near Brooks, WV

  Duration:

  55 seconds

 

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  Allegheny Woodrat

  Join a park biologist to learn about the rare Allegheny Woodrat.

  Duration:

  1 minute, 29 seconds

 

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  Electrofishing

  Learn about how our resource management staff "electrofishes" in order to study fish populations in the New River.

  Duration:

  1 minute, 13 seconds

 

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  Hamlet

  A tour through the remains of the old logging town of Hamlet.

  Duration:

  2 minutes, 44 seconds

 

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  Riding the New River Train

  Riding through New River Gorge National River on the New River Train Excursion

  Duration:

  3 minutes, 6 seconds

 

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  Wildflowers of New River Gorge

  A look at some of the common wildflowers of New River Gorge National River

  Duration:

  1 minute, 58 seconds

 

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  Adventuring the Gorge

  Join rangers Julie Bugg and Kirsten Minor to experience the recreational opportunities that abound at New River Gorge National River.

  Duration:

  4 minutes, 28 seconds

 

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  Rangers in Training Program

  See New River Gorge's Rangers in Training Program, a summer program for local high school students.

  Duration:

  5 minutes, 59 seconds

 

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  On Being A River Ranger

  A behind the scenes look at the challenges and rewards of being a National Park Service River Ranger on the New and Gauley Rivers.

  Duration:

  8 minutes, 2 seconds

 

Wildlife Encounters
Watch the video clips below to get a very quick glimpse of some of the wildlife that you might encounter while exploring New River Gorge National River.

 

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  Red-shouldered Hawk

  A very short video shot by a visitor that provides a good, up close look at a red-shouldered hawk protecting its meal along a roadside in the park.

  Duration:

  32 seconds

 

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  Red Eft

  Watch a very short video clip of a red eft (red-spotted salamander), one of our common amphibians seen in the park.

  Duration:

  34 seconds

 

Video Links
For a more in depth view of the park, check out these excellent videos produced by WV Public Broadcasting System.

 

Three Rivers: The Bluestone, Gauley, and New

A new 90-minute documentary from West Virginia Public Broadcasting explores the economic, environmental, cultural, historical and geographic impact of the largest federally protected system of rivers east of the Mississippi. Three Rivers: The Bluestone, Gauley and New examines the ongoing relationship between mankind and nature in this region.

Three Rivers: The Bluestone, Gauley, and New (1:26:56)

 

Upheaval: The New River Gorge Story

This two part series was produced by WV PBS and aired on Outlook in 2010.

"Upheaval: The Story of the New River Gorge" explores the history and controversy of a region formed over millions of years as the ancient New River -- now federally protected as a national river -- carved its way through the Appalachian Mountains, following a violent collision of continental plates. West Virginia Public Broadcast produced "Upheaval" in partnership with the National Park Service. The natural resources of the New River Gorge fueled the Industrial Revolution and spawned the legend of steel driver John Henry.

Upheaval: The Story of New River Gorge, Part One (26:47)
Upheaval: The Story of New River Gorge, Part Two (26:47)

 

Wildflower Weekend 2009

Click here to view a video about Wildflower Weekend 2009, produced by WV Public Broadcasting. This was originally broadcast on WV PBS Outlook in June 2009.