Alt Text Map of New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West Virginia. Shown in green, the park snakes down the center of the map from the northwest to the southeast with appendages stretching out along the way. Extended Description Surrounded by a beige landscape, the park sits among a web of roads and rivers as well as scores of designated areas and other sites. The park is shown in dark green and the preserve is shown as light green. This description will navigate locations within the park before an overview of the surrounding area and a transcription of the map. New River Gorge National Park and Preserve A pale blue line winding through the middle of the park marks the New River, around which the majority of labeled sites are situated. Rapids designated as Class III and above are shown on the river from north to south as follows: Fayette Station, Millers Folly, Greyhound, Double Z, Dudley’s Dip, Keeneys, Lower Railroad, Upper Railroad, Surprise, Silo, Quinnimont, and Grassy Shoals rapids. Within the dark green park area, sites on and along the river are shown from north to south as follows: Hawks Nest Dam; Burnwood; New River Gorge Bridge; Canyon Rim Visitor Center with overlook, a ranger station, and picnic area; public river access point; Kaymoor Mine Site; Nuttallburg Mine Site; Within the lighter green preserve area are the community of Cunard with public river access; community of Sewel; community of Brooklyn with a campground; Thurmond Historic District with a ranger station; Dunglen with a picnic area where the river intersects with State Route 25; Stone Cliff with a campground, picnic area, and public river access; community of Thayer on Mckendree Road running parallel just east of the New River; community of Terry; Army Camp with a picnic area and campground; community of McCreery with public river access; community of Prince between the river and State Route 41, which cuts through the park as it runs southwest to northeast; Grandview Sandbar with public river access and a campground; community of Quinnimont; community of Grandview with an overlook, picnic area, and ranger station; Glade Creek with public river access, a picnic area, and campground; War Ridge with a campground just north of the river at the end of State Route 2217; community of Meadow Creek; Meadow Creek with public river access and a campground between the river and State Route 7, which snakes south along the eastern rim of the park; Sandstone Visitor Center with a ranger station and picnic area; community of Sandstone; Sandstone Falls with a picnic area, public river access, and text that reads, “portage river-left;” two overlooks; Camp Brookside with public river access; community of Brooks along State Route 20; Brooks Falls with a picnic area, public river access, and text that reads, “portage river-left;” Tug Creek with public river access; Richmond Hamilton Farm; and Akers with public river access. Surrounding Region Navigating around the designated areas that circle the park, Hawks Nest State Park is situated at the northwest tip and includes an overlook, lodging, and picnic area. Moving clockwise from there, Gauley River National Recreation Area spans the north central region of the map with a meandering blue thread marking the Gauley River as it runs from east to west. Rapids labeled Class IV and higher are labeled along the river from east to west as follows: Insignificant rapids, Pillow Rock, Lost Paddle, Iron Ring, Sweet Falls, Koontz flume, Heaven Help You, Upper and Lower Mash, and Pure Screaming Hell. Sites in this recreation area include Upper Swiss, Woods Ferry, and Masons Branch, all with public river access. Carnifex Ferry Battlefield State Park with an overlook and picnic area is a sliver sitting north of the Gauley River just north of Pillow Rock Rapids. Continuing along the river is Summersville Lake Wildlife Management. Sites around the lake include a campground, picnic area, Gauley Tailwaters with river access and primitive campground, and the Summersville Airport. US Route 19 winds down from near the top right corner of the map near Summersville Lake southwest past the Canyon Rim Visitor Center before curving south and through the town of Beckley on the left edge of the map. There US Route 19 meets Interstate 77, which continues south off the bottom edge of the map after passing Camp Creek State Forest and Camp Creek State Park, which has a picnic area and campground. Little Beaver State Park has a campground and picnic area just southeast of Beckley and west of the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve. State Route 20 runs alongside the New River from the Sandstone Visitor Center to its southern tip at the Akers Rapids. It continues south through Bluestone State Park, which has lodging, a picnic area, public river access, and a campground. Here the Bluestone National Scenic River veers southwest and passes Lilly, which has public river access. Bluestone Lake veers southeast to reach Bluestone Wildlife Management Area, which has a picnic area and river access. Pipestem Resort State Park is just south of the Bluestone National Scenic River and has lodging, a campground, and picnic area. Legend A scale in the upper left corner of the map measures distances of 5 kilometers and 5 miles. The legend reads as follows: Dark green for New River Gorge National Park, Light green for New River Gorge National Preserve, White line encased in black for Unpaved road, and Dark blue section in light blue for Rapids. Two blocks of text read as follows: “Much of the land within the National Park Service areas remains private property; please respect the owners’ rights,” and “The degree of difficulty varies from rapid to rapid and with water level. River users should consult with an experienced river runner or ranger before attempting river running.” Two columns of symbols represent Ranger station, Picnic area, Public river access, Lodging, Campground, and Primitive campsite.