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Gauley River National Recreation Area

Location

West Virginia, USA

Nearest city

Summersville, West Virginia

Area

11,507 acres (46.57 km²)

Established

October 26, 1988

Total visitation

128,796 (in 2005)

Governing body

National Park Service

The Gauley River National Recreation Area, located near Summersville, West Virginia, protects a 25 mile (40 kilometer) portion of the Gauley River and a 5.5 mile (8.8 kilometer) segment of the Meadow River in southern West Virginia. Little of the park is accessible via roads; one must travel via the river. At the upstream end of the park is the Summersville Dam, the only area of the park accessible by vehicle. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 Ã— 768 pixel, file size: 381 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) US Army Corps of Engineers, http://www. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 Ã— 768 pixel, file size: 381 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) US Army Corps of Engineers, http://www. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Image File history File links US_Locator_Blank. ... Official language(s) English Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Area Ranked 41st - Total 24,244 sq mi (62,809 kmÂ²) - Width 130 miles (210 km) - Length 240 miles (385 km) - % water 0. ... Summersville is a town located in Nicholas County, West Virginia. ... October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The National Park Service (NPS) is the United States federal agency that manages all National Parks, many National Monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations. ... Summersville is a town located in Nicholas County, West Virginia. ... The Gauley River is one of the most popular advanced whitewater runs in the Eastern United States and is the chief feature of the Gauley River National Recreation Area. ... Official language(s) English Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Area Ranked 41st - Total 24,244 sq mi (62,809 kmÂ²) - Width 130 miles (210 km) - Length 240 miles (385 km) - % water 0. ... Summersville Dam Summersville Dam is a rock-fill dam located near Summersville, West Virginia, United States. ...

Rapids

Within the park are a number of Class V+ rapids. They have been given names such as: The International Scale of River Difficulty is a standardized scale used to rate the safety of a stretch of river, usually a single rapid. ... A rapid is a section of a river where it loses elevation over a relatively short distance (that is, the stream gradient is locally steepened), causing an increase in water flow and (usually) turbulence. ...

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Protected Areas of West Virginia

Federal protected areas

Appalachian National Scenic Trail • Bluestone National Scenic River • Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge • Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park • Cranberry Wilderness • Dolly Sods Wilderness • Gauley River National Recreation Area • George Washington National Forest • Harpers Ferry National Historical Park • Laurel Fork North Wilderness • Laurel Fork South Wilderness • Monongahela National Forest • Mountain Lake Wilderness • New River Gorge National River • Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge • Otter Creek Wilderness • Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area Official language(s) English Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Area Ranked 41st - Total 24,244 sq mi (62,809 kmÂ²) - Width 130 miles (210 km) - Length 240 miles (385 km) - % water 0. ... The Appalachian National Scenic Trail, generally known as the Appalachian Trail or simply The A.T., is a 2,174-mile (3,500-km)[2] marked hiking trail in the eastern United States, extending between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine. ... The Bluestone National Scenic River protects a portion of the Bluestone River in southern West Virginia. ... The Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge (CVNWR), in Tucker County, West Virginia, is the 500th National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) to be established (August 11, 1994) in the USA. The Refuge preserves a moist valley with unique wetlands and uplands at a relatively high elevation in the Allegheny Mountains. ... The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park is a National Park Service_managed National Historical Park in northern Maryland that was established by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1961. ... The Cranberry Wilderness is a wilderness area in the southern part of the Monongahela National Forest in southeast West Virginia. ... The Dolly Sods Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area in the Allegheny Mountains in West Virginia, in the Monongahela National Forest, United States. ... The George Washington and Jefferson National Forests are U.S. National Forests that combine to form one of the largest areas of public land in the Eastern United States. ... Harpers Ferry National Historical Park is located at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers in and around Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. ... The Monongahela National Forest is a national forest located in eastern West Virginia, within the portion of the Allegheny Mountains that includes the Allegheny Front and the western portion of the Ridge-and-valley Appalachians. ... New River Gorge National River is a National Park Service-owned park designed to the protect the New River) Gorge in southern West Virginia. ... The Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge extending along 362 miles of the Ohio River in the U.S. state of West Virginia. ... Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area is a United States National Recreation Area located in West Virginia within the Monongahela National Forest. ...

State parks

Audra • Babcock • Beartown • Beech Fork • Berkeley Springs • Blackwater Falls • Blennerhassett Island • Bluestone • Cacapon Resort • Camp Creek • Canaan Valley Resort • Carnifex Ferry Battlefield • Cass Scenic Railroad • Cathedral • Cedar Creek • Chief Logan • Droop Mountain Battlefield • Fairfax Stone • Greenbrier River Trail • Hawks Nest • Holly River • Little Beaver • Lost River • Moncove Lake • North Bend Rail Trail • North Bend • Pinnacle Rock • Pipestem Resort • Prickett's Fort • Stonewall Jackson Resort • Tomlinson Run • Tu-Endie-Wei • Twin Falls Resort • Tygart Lake • Valley Falls • Watoga • Watters Smith Memorial |List of state parks in West Virginia: Audra State Park Babcock State Park Beartown State Park Beech Fork State Park Berkeley Springs State Park Blackwater Falls State Park Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park Bluestone State Park Cacapon Resort State Park Camp Creek State Park Canaan Resort State Park Carnifex Ferry... Middle Fork River in Audra State Park. ... Glade Creek Grist Mill Babcock State Park is a state park, located along the New River Gorge on 4,127 wooded acres in Fayette County, West Virginia. ... The walkway at Beartown SP Beartown State Park is a 107 acre (0. ... Beech Fork State Park is a state park located in Wayne County and Cabell County, West Virginia. ... Berkeley Springs State Park is a state park located in the center of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia. ... Blackwater Falls Blackwater Falls State Park is located in the scenic Potomac Highlands of Tucker County, West Virginia. ... Drawing of the original Blennerhassett mansion, circa 1800. ... Bluestone State Park is a state park in Summers County, West Virginia. ... Cacapon Resort State Park received its name from being located in the shadows of the wide expanse of Cacapon Mountain. ... Camp Creek State Park was created in 1987 by dividing the 550 acre (2. ... The Blackwater River flows through the park Canaan Valley Resort State Park is a state park in Tucker County, West Virginia. ... Carnifex Ferry Battlefield State Park is an American Civil War battle site, commemorating the Battle of Carnifex Ferry, located on the rim of the Gauley River Canyon near Summersville, West Virginia in Nicholas County. ... Cass Scenic Railroad, located in Cass, Pocahontas County, West Virginia, is a West Virginia State Park heritage railway consisting of the town of Cass, eleven miles of railway, and a portion of the summit of Bald Knob. ... A view on the Cathedral Trail in the park An Eastern Hemlock in Cathedral State Park Cathedral State Park is the largest virgin timber tract remaining in West Virginia. ... Cedar Creeek State Park is sited on 2,438 acres (9. ... Chief Logan State Park is located on 4,000-acres (16. ... Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park is a state park located on Droop Mountain in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. ... The Fairfax Stone was placed settling a boundary dispute between Lord Fairfax and the English Privy Council concerning the Northern Neck of the Potomac River to determine proprietorship during the Survey of 1736/37. ... Along the Greenbrier River Trail, south of Marlinton The Greenbrier River Trail is a rail trail operated by West Virginia State Parks. ... The overlook at Hawks Nest State Park Hawks Nest State Park is located on 276 mountaintop acres (1. ... Holly River flowing through the Holly River State Park Holly River State Park is located in Webster County, West Virginia on WV 20, 32 miles south of Buckhannon and 20 miles north of Webster Springs. ... Little Beaver Lake at Little Beaver State Park. ... Lost River State Park Lost River State Park is an array of recreational facilities located in Hardy County, West Virginia four miles west of WV 259 near the community of Mathias. ... Moncove Lake State Park was created in 1990 by setting aside 250 acres (1. ... The North Bend Rail Trail east of Cairo, West Virginia The North Bend Rail Trail is a 72 mi (114 km) rail trail in north-central and western West Virginia in the United States. ... North Bend State Park sits on 2,400 acres (9. ... Pinnacle Rock Pinnacle Rock State Park is a 400-acre (1. ... Pipestem Resort State Park is a state park located in southern West Virginia on the border between Mercer and Summers counties. ... Pricketts Fort State Park is a 22-acre West Virginia state park, 0. ... Stonewall Resort State Park Stonewall Resort State Park Stonewall Resort State Park is a state park along the shores of Stonewall Jackson Lake, an impoundment on the West Fork River. ... Tomlinson Run State Park sits on 1,398-acres (5. ... This monument to the Battle of Pt. ... The golf course at Twin Falls Resort Twin Falls State Resort Park is a state park in Wyoming County, West Virginia. ... Tygart Lake State Park sets on 391-acres (1. ... One of the falls on the Tygart Valley River. ... Watoga Lake Watoga State Park is the largest[1] of West Virginiaâ€™s state parks, covering slightly over 10,100 acres. ... Watters Smith Memorial State Park is a 532-acre historical park with a pioneer homestead and museum located in Harrison County, West Virginia. ...

State forests

Cabwaylingo • Calvin Price • Coopers Rock • Greenbrier • Kanawha • Kumbrabow • Panther • Seneca http://www. ... Cabwaylingo State Forest is a 8,123 acre state forest in Wayne County, West Virginia, USA. Cabwaylingos dense forest was restored and its facilities constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) throughout the 1930s and 1940s. ... Calvin Price State Forest is a 9,400 acre state forest adjacent to Watoga State Park in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, USA. Calvin Price was added to the West Virginia State Forest system in the 1950s making it the systems last addition. ... Coopers Rock State Forest is a 12,713 acre state forest in Monongalia and Preston counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia. ... Greenbrier State Forest is a 5,130 acre state forest between Lewisburg and White Sulphur Springs in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA. Greenbrier State Forest is located on Harts Run, a tributary of Howard Creek, and contains historic Kates Mountain (3,330 feet/1,015 m). ... Kanawha State Forest Kanawha State Forest is a 9,300-acre recreation area about 7 miles from downtown Charleston, West Virginia, United States. ...

Wildlife management areas

Allegheny • Amherst-Plymouth • Anawalt • Andrew Rowan • Bear Rock Lakes • Becky Creek • Beech Fork Lake • Berwind Lake • Beury Mountain • Big Ditch • Big Ugly • Bluestone Lake • Briery Mountain • Burches Run Lake • Burnsville Lake • Castleman Run Lake • Cecil H. Underwood • Center Branch • Chief Cornstalk • Conaway Run Lake • Cross Creek • Dunkard Fork • East Lynn Lake • Edwards Run • Elk River • Fork Creek • Fort Mill Ridge • Frozen Camp • Green Bottom • Handley • Hilbert • Hillcrest • Horse Creek • Hughes River • Huttonsville • Lantz Farm and Nature Preserve • Laurel Lake • Lewis Wetzel • McClintic • Meadow River • Mill Creek • Moncove Lake • Morris Creek • Nathaniel Mountain • Pedlar • Pleasant Creek • Plum Orchard Lake • Pruntytown • R.D. Bailey Lake • Ritchie Mines • Sand Hill • Shannondale Springs • Short Mountain • Sleepy Creek • Smoke Camp • Snake Hill • South Branch • Stonecoal Lake • Stonewall Jackson Lake • Stumptown • Summersville Lake • Tate Lohr • Teter Creek Lake • The Jug • Thorn Creek • Tug Fork • Turkey Run • Upper Deckers Creek • Upper Mud River • Valley Bend Wetlands • Wallback • Widmeyer • Woodrum This is a list of wildlife management areas in West Virginia. ... The Allegheny Wildlife Management Area is located on 6,345 acres of mixed oak-hickory woodlands in western Mineral County along the Allegheny Front. ... The Edwards Run Wildlife Management Area is located on 397 acres two miles north of Capon Bridge on Cold Stream Road (CR 15) near Cold Stream in Hampshire County, West Virginia. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Fort Mill Ridge Civil War Trenches. ... The Nathaniel Mountain Wildlife Management Area is located on 10,675 acres south of Romney in Hampshire County, West Virginia. ... The Short Mountain Wildlife Management Area is located on 8,005 acres eight miles south of Augusta off of Augusta-Ford Hill Road (CR 7) in Hampshire County, West Virginia. ... The South Branch Wildlife Management Area is located on 1,097 acres of mixed oak-hickory woodlands and pastures in Hampshire and Hardy counties in West Virginia, USA. South Branch WMA consists of four separate tracts (McNeill, Bridge, Trough Club, and Sector) along the South Branch Potomac River around and... The Jug (also known as the Jug Handle) is a jug-shaped island formed by a horseshoe bend on Middle Island Creek near Middlebourne in Tyler County, West Virginia. ...

West Virginia Division of Natural Resources

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National Recreation Areas of the United States

Administered by the National Park Service

Amistad • Big South Fork • Bighorn Canyon • Boston Harbor Islands • Chattahoochee River • Chickasaw • Curecanti • Delaware Water Gap • Gateway • Gauley River • Glen Canyon • Golden Gate • Lake Chelan • Lake Mead • Lake Meredith • Lake Roosevelt • Mississippi • Ross Lake • Santa Monica Mountains • Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity

Administered by other agencies

Arapaho • Flaming Gorge • Grand Island • Hells Canyon • Land Between The Lakes • Mount Baker • Mount Rogers • Oregon Dunes • Pine Ridge • Rattlesnake • Sawtooth • Smith River • Spring Mountains • Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks • White Rocks • Winding Stair Mountain

Categories: National Recreation Areas of the United States | Rivers of West Virginia | West Virginia geography stubs | United States National Park Service stubs National Recreation Area is a designation for a protected area in the United States usually centered on large reservoirs and emphasizing water-based recreation for a large number of people. ... The National Park Service (NPS) is the United States federal agency that manages all National Parks, many National Monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations. ... Amistad National Recreation Area provides public boating, watersports, and camping activities at the Amistad Reservoir on the Rio Grande River. ... The Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area preserves the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River in northern Tennessee and southern Kentucky. ... Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area was established by an act of Congress on October 15, 1966, following the construction of the Yellowtail Dam by the Bureau of Reclamation. ... The Harbor Islands of Boston Harbor, Boston, Massachusetts, are a collection of 34 islands, many of which are open for public recreation and some of which are very small and best suited for wildlife. ... Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area preserves a series of sites between Atlanta, Georgia and Lake Sidney Lanier along the Chattahoochee River. ... Chickasaw National Recreation Area is a unit of the National Park Service near Sulphur, Oklahoma. ... Three reservoirs, named for corresponding dams on the Gunnison River, form the heart of Curecanti National Recreation Area. ... Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, administered by the National Park Service, preserves almost 70,000 acres (283 kmÂ²) of land along the Delaware Rivers New Jersey and Pennsylvania shores. ... Gateway National Recreation Area is a 26,607 acre (105 km²) recreation area owned by the United States government in the New York City metropolitan area. ... Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (Glen Canyon NRA) is a recreation and conservation unit of the National Park Service that encompasses the area around Lake Powell in Utah and Arizona, covering 1,254,429 acres (5,076 km²) of mostly desert. ... The Golden Gate National Recreation Area is a U.S. National Recreation Area, administered by the National Park Service, which surrounds the San Francisco Bay area. ... Lake Chelan National Recreation Area is a U.S. National Recreation Area located near the Canadian border in Chelan County, Washington. ... Lake Mead National Recreation Area is located in southern Nevada and northern Arizona. ... Lake Meredith National Recreation Area is a United States National Recreation Area located about 30 miles (48 kilometers) north of Amarillo, Texas in the Texas Panhandle. ... Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area is a recreation and conservation unit of the National Park Service that encompasses the 130 mile long Lake Roosevelt between Grand Coulee Dam and Northport, Washington in eastern Washington state. ... The Mississippi National River and Recreation Area links no less than 8 sites in Minneapolis / St. ... Ross Lake from Desolation Peak Ross Lake National Recreation Area is the most accessible part of the North Cascades National Park Service Complex. ... The Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area is a U.S. National Recreation Area, administered by the National Park Service, located in Los Angeles. ... The Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area is a United States National Recreation Area in northern California. ... The Arapaho National Recreation Area (ANRA) is a United States National Recreation Area that is located near the headwaters of the Colorado River in north central Colorado adjacent to Rocky Mountain National Park. ... Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area is a United States National Recreation Area located in the states of Wyoming and Utah. ... The Grand Island National Recreation Area is a National Recreation Area within the jurisdiction of the U.S. Forest Service. ... Hells Canyon National Recreation Area is a United States National Recreation Area located on the border between the states of Oregon and Idaho. ... Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area is a United States National Recreation Area located in Kentucky and Tennessee between Lake Barkley and Kentucky Lake. ... Mount Baker National Recreation Area is a United States National Recreation Area located in northern Washington about 15 miles south of the Canadian border within the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. ... Mount Rogers National Recreation Area is a United States National Recreation Area located in southwestern Virginia near the border with Tennessee and North Carolina. ... The Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area (or NRA) is located on the Oregon Coast of the Coos River, ranging along approximately 40 miles from North Bend, OR, to the Siuslaw River, in Florence, OR. The dunes are within Honeyman State Park. ... The Pine Ridge National Recreation Area is a United States National Recreation Area located in the Pine Ridge region of northwestern Nebraska. ... Rattlesnake National Recreation Area is a United States National Recreation Area located 4 miles (6. ... The Sawtooth National Recreation Area (SNRA) is a United States National Recreation Area located in central Idaho within the Boise, Challis, and Sawtooth National Forests. ... Smith River National Recreation Area is located northwestern California, United States. ... The Spring Mountains National Recreation Area (SMNRA) is a U.S. National Recreation Area, administered by the U.S. Forest Service, and lies west of Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area is a United States National Recreation Area located in West Virginia within the Monongahela National Forest. ... White Rocks National Recreation Area is a United States National Recreation Area located in southern Vermont within the Green Mountain National Forest. ... Winding Stair Mountain National Recreation Area is a United States National Recreation Area located within the Ouachita National Forest. ...

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