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West Virginia, United States
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The New River and Greenbrier Valleys offer a mix of dramatic mountain landscapes, historic small towns, and some of West Virginia's best opportunities for outdoor recreation and scenic exploration.
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Just short of two and a half miles east of Keenan and just over two miles west of the unincorporated community of Gap Mills are road cuts where late Mississippian fossils can be collected from the Greenbrier Group. The most common fossils here are the brachiopod Inflatia inflata. Other local fossils include the blastoid Pentremites, the bryozoan Fenestella, corals, crinoids, gastropods, and trilobites.
Open daily, sunrise to sunset. Over 500 miles of trails available for ATV riding. Permits are $27.50(resident) and $47.00 (non-resident).
By car
Interstate 64 and Interstate 77 are the main highways serving the region, connecting it to Charleston, Beckley, Lewisburg, and points across West Virginia and neighboring states.
By bus
Bus service is limited but available. Greyhound and other regional carriers operate routes through Beckley and a few nearby towns, though schedules may be infrequent.
By train
Amtrak’s Cardinal line stops in Hinton, Alderson, and White Sulphur Springs, providing scenic rail access three days a week between Chicago and New York, though travelers should plan carefully due to…
The New River and Greenbrier Valleys cover a wide, mostly rural area, and the easiest way to get around is by car.
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Beckley is a city of 17,256 (as of 2020) in West Virginia, and is the county seat of Raleigh County pop. 74,591 (2020).
Bluefield is a city of 9,800 people (as of 2018) in Mercer County, West Virginia. Along with Bluefield, Virginia, it forms the micropolitan area of the Bluefields.
Bramwell is a town of 426 people (as of 2000) in the Bluefield micropolitan area of West Virginia. Incorporated in 1888, Bramwell became known as the "Home of Millionaires" because it contained more millionaires per capita around the turn of the 20th century (up to 13, mostly wealthy coal barons) than any other town in the US; today, their Victorian and Tudor style mansions can still be viewed.
Fayetteville is a town of 2,754 people (as of 2000) in West Virginia, often called "Gateway to the New River Gorge"; it borders the northern end of New River Gorge National Park and Preserve. It was originally called Vandalia, before it became the seat of Fayette County in 1837 and was incorporated in 1883.
provides access to the Hatfield-McCoy ATV trail system
Hinton is a city in Summers County, West Virginia, population 2,266 (2020). It borders the southern edge of New River Gorge National Park, and acts as an anchor to its southern end, being the closest town to Sandstone Falls and the park's Sandstone Visitors Center, located near exit 139 off I-64.
historic town popular for its quaint shopping and Civil War connections
a former railroad, lumber and coal mining town on the Guyandotte River, near Twin Falls Resort State Park
Oak Hill is a city of 8,100 people (as of 2019) in West Virginia. The largest city in Fayette County, it was incorporated in 1905.
Pineville is a town in West Virginia and the county seat of Wyoming County. At the 2020 census, the population was 648.
Princeton is a city of 6,347 people (as of 2000) in West Virginia. It was established in 1838 and named for Princeton, New Jersey, where General Hugh Mercer — an apothecary from Fredericksburg, Virginia, for whom Mercer County was named — was killed in a Revolutionary War battle.
Welch is a town of 1,600 people (as of 2019) in West Virginia, and the county seat of McDowell County. Incorporated in 1894, it was named for Confederate captain Isaiah A. Welch, who founded the city and was a leader in the area's coal development.
home of the Greenbrier resort
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve is in West Virginia, USA. As of 2021, it is America's newest national park.
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