Gateway to New River Gorge National Park
Fayetteville, West Virginia: your RV basecamp
The adventure-sports town beside the gorge bridge — the basecamp for the country's newest national park (designated 2020).
- State
- West Virginia
- Sources
- Park rules cited from NPS.gov
Best months to come
Apr–Oct (whitewater and climbing season; the bridge closes to traffic for BASE jumps one Saturday in October)
RV prep before you roll in
Gorge-rim roads are steep and winding down to the river — scout your route and leave a big trailer at your Fayetteville site.
At the gate · New River Gorge National Park
Rig length
No fixed limit
Hookups
No hookups in park
Dump station
In park
RV season
Year-round (limited winter water)
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