Of course, we start with West Virginia, our July home away from home.  Some of the better general information sites are:

• West Virginia  Division of Tourism

• New River Convention and Visitors Bureau

Our river hosts are the delightful folks at Adventures Mountain River ( nee Mountain River Tours ).  Many thanks to all the staff for putting up with us, making us feel welcome, and even occasionally putting our pictures on their brochures.  Also, we would not have the fun we do without the hospitality of Ray and Dren at Ray's Place Campground.

• Adventures Mountain River

• Ray's Place Campground

The National Park Service has several interesting pages on the New and Gauley River area:

• National Park Service

• Bluestone National Scenic River

• Gauley River National Recreation Area

• New River Gorge National River

  • New River Gorge Bridge (Ooh - Aah - Ooh - Aah)

  • Visitor's Center (a favorite perennial stop to view the gorge and the famous bridge)

  • Trail Maps (for those famous hikes)

Other favorite stops for the GSPs include many of the local state parks and attractions:

• Babcock State Park (home of the famous rock hop trail)

• Carnifex Ferry Battlefield State Park (an easy way to get to the Gauley River)

• Hawks Nest State Park (lodges and other amusements)

• Sandstone Falls

As the calendar rolls into June, much discussion turns to river levels.  Thanks to the US Army Corps of Engineers, we can always see how things are running.

• Whitewater River Levels (Courtesy of the US Army Corps of Engineers Huntington District)

• Thurmond to Fayette Station Gauge Conversion Table (Courtesy of the NPS)

• Hico, WV Weather Forecast

Since these are all external links, we can't guarantee that they will keep working.  If you have problems or know of updates, let me know and I will update the links and try to keep them relatively current.