New River enters Gauley River and becomes the Beautiful Kanawha Falls nearby. Great view from HWY 60. Google Gauley Bridge West Virginia for great pics. Depending on water level the area by the campground can be shallow and rocky but great for paddle boards, small boats, bass boats, kayaks. Swimming in different areas. Cathedral Falls is nearby. Upriver from the campground is the entrance to the Hydro Power Plant which is famous for fishing BIG fish caught there and below the Kanawha Falls. The water in New River that comes out by Hydro Powerplant with public fishing, is very much like the Green or Colorado Rivers out west. Not a slow moving water area. More narrow very rocky. Larger rocks and sandy beaches. (So Hydro Power Plant ) is just a few miles up from the campground. Cathedral falls is slightly closer and varies by amount of rain in area at the time. HWY 60 Midland Trail. If you like to ride Porsche, FERRARI, MOTORCYCLE or bullet bike the area up river from campground becomes extremely sloped and rugged, there is a 180 degree turn and some 90 degree turns closer to Chimney Corner. Chimney Corner has a bar pub with great outdoor patio covered areas. There is a gift shop on opposite corner. The lower road goes to the New River the upper Road goes to Hawks Nest State Park a must see in West Virginia. (IF I stayed near Charleston or Huntington) I would think the State was mostly flat with lake looking rivers!)
Food in Fayetteville Fire Creek Grill and the Maggies pub across the parking lot from it and gift shop. I have paid much more for much less at the other Fayetteville area brew pubs.
Fishing in New River Gauley area is anything from huge predatory fish to panfish and catfish. Some of the record size ones were caught by Kanawha Falls or Hydro Plant by Gauley area.
In Gauley Bridge there is a great little SNAK Shop at old train station in Gauley by the Bridges that cross. History buffs in Gauley Civil War lots of history in area with burning of bridges and more. Italian cuisine in Montgomery or at Fire Creek Grill in Fayetteville as Italians from Southern Italy settle here with many other cultures. Coal mining, masons. African American history at Hawks Nest State Park is very detailed.
Charleston WV to Gauley Bridge WV via Hwy 60 is about 53 minutes. Or go the ugly non scenic toll road to Beckley area. You decide! read more
