Camping the New River Gorge National Park - West Virginia

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Published 2022-04-27
In October of 2021, Chloe and I took a trip down to America's newest National Park, the New River Gorge National Park in West Virginia. We were able to drive over the New River Gorge Bridge several times and see this mighty marvel from every perspective. We set up camp for a number of nights right next to the New River, deep within the gorge. We checked out the historic ghost town of Thurmond, hiked some epic trails, and took in some absolutely stunning views from all over the park.

And yes, I have been made aware that I pronounce many of the West Virginia words wrong..👍

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All Comments (21)
  • @oldboater
    You did a nice job of capturing the New River Gorge. I’ve been to this area many many time since my first trip there in 1980. We have always gone to run the river (200+ trips) I never get tired of visiting the New River.
  • I’m from Charleston WV, Kanawha is pronounced kuh-naw. Great video by the way , there’s lots to see and do in WV!
  • @johnnovak3560
    Great video!! Loved the commentary...keep em coming!!
  • @thatguy8005
    Wild river ride… I did it on a raft a few times a little over 40 years ago.
  • @jefuryo
    Going there in a few weeks, great pics and video!!!
  • @DeckDogs4Life
    18:00 I live next to some railroad tracks in my town in WV and boy is it great to be woke up at 3am when the train conductor lays on the horn for 30 solid seconds at a time as he approaches the crossing. I feel like he does it on purpose, knowing people are asleep and laughing about waking us up. I know he has to honk at each crossing but man, it's 3am and no one is on the road... you can just do a couple toots and be done, you don't have to wake up the whole town.
  • enjoyed your video. glad you got to visit West Virginia. I love this part of our state. next time you're in the area you should visit sandstone falls.
  • You did a really nice job on this video. I enjoyed the scenery, photos and your descriptions of the sires.
  • @Airwatt
    Hi Nice video, I was born & raised in that area, watched them build the bridge but never had any intress in th Kaymoor mine; our favorite destination ia the Soo locks up in your area!
  • @graystone3048
    It’s pronounced Kuh Naw wuh And Gauley is said as Golly Nice video!
  • @zxtenn
    Yeah mining was HARD work and plenty of people now don't even know what work is. I live and work in NC but i have a house in Quinwood, i will check that place out and maybe camp for a night or 2.
  • @jymnmeier3527
    I really enjoyed this video and thank you so much for sharing it :) I am researching a trip to New River Gorge for the summer of 2023. We sadly only have one day in the park. That being said what would be your must do's if you only had 1 day?
  • @ShelbyBlandAT
    Awesome video. Looking at doing this trip with our 4 kids. Loved the variety of activities and appreciated that it was budget friendly. Question- I might have missed it in the video, but how many nights did you ended up spending in this area?
  • @TheReslers
    Ok but what did you order at Tudors lol? Peppi? Big Tater? Inquiring minds want to know 😀
  • @gardengal9478
    Great video. How many days did you spend in the National Park? Did you need reservations for the camp sites?