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National Park Service · National Conservation Area · West Virginia

New River Gorge National Park and Preserve

Here, 78% take walk-ups.

9Campgrounds
7Take walk-ups
7Free to camp
80Sites
1,000–2,530 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 9 of these 9 campgrounds

Where they are

9 of 9 mapped
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Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

The campgrounds

9 campgrounds
Meadow Creek CampgroundOpenNew River Gorge National Park and Preserve · WVFree17 sites1,270 fttoiletsGrandview SandbarFirst-comeOpenNew River Gorge National Park and Preserve · WVFree16 sites1,190 fttoiletsArmy CampFirst-comeOpenNew River Gorge National Park and Preserve · WVFree11 sites1,150 fttoiletsGlade Creek CampgroundFirst-comeOpenNew River Gorge National Park and Preserve · WVFree11 sites1,230 fttoiletsWar Ridge/​Backus Mountain CampgroundFirst-comeOpenNew River Gorge National Park and Preserve · WVFree8 sites2,530 ftStone CliffFirst-comeOpenNew River Gorge National Park and Preserve · WVFree7 sites1,050 fttoiletsBrooklyn CampgroundFirst-comeOpenNew River Gorge National Park and Preserve · WV5 sites1,000 fttoiletsThayer CampgroundFirst-comeOpenNew River Gorge National Park and Preserve · WVFree4 sites1,090 ftBurnwood Group CampsiteReservableOpenNew River Gorge National Park and Preserve · WV1 site1,740 ftdrinking watertoilets
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

Heads up

Information
Burnwood Campground and Restroom Closure The Burnwood group campground will be closed from October 5 through mid November due to a construction project to replace water lines. During that time restroom facilities will be closed at the Burnwood Trailhead.
Information
Rend Trail Closed through December 2027 The Rend Trail is closed for trail Improvements that will include a new parking area, restroom, and a small picnic area overlooking Arbuckle Creek at the Minden trailhead, structural improvements to five historic railroad trestles along…
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Kaymoor Miners Trail Closure From June 15 through November 19 the upper part of the Kaymoor Miners Trail (from Kaymoor Top down to the mine site at the junction with the Kaymoor Trail) will be closed Monday through Thursday due to a trail rehab project. The trail is…
Source: National Park Service alerts API · Oct 23, 2026

Who answers for this land

New River Gorge National Park and Preserve’s campgrounds sit in one congressional district. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Carol Miller, official portrait
Carol Miller (R)WV 1st · 9 campgrounds · grade F
Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score
Unit: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) land units
Source: campground records from RIDB, NPS, USFS EDW and BLM, unified by CAMPANAC, refreshed nightly