Gauley River National Recreation Area

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Gauley River National Recreation Area
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
Visitation: 128,796 (in 2005)
Governing body: National Park Service
Summersville Dam
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Summersville Dam

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.

[edit] Rapids

Within the park are a number of Class V+ rapids. They have been given names such as:

  • Pure Screaming Hell Rapids
  • Heaven Help You Rapids

[edit] External links


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  


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