STEP 2: Head to New River Gorge Bridge - West You may have seen the massive bridge above Flatwoods. You’re going to want to get on top of that and head to the southern side of it.

The New River Gorge National Park draws in visitors year round but the annual Bridge Day is when thousands pour in to witness BASE jumpers.

It was a wild and wonderful day at the New River Gorge’s annual Bridge Day celebration on Oct. 19, 2024. Jenna Klausing, from Graysonville, Maryland, returned for her second year of jumping at ...

Put aside your fear of heights, because you can now cross the 876-foot New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia by foot.

The New River Gorge in West Virginia got the federal government’s highest protection, thanks, in part, to the latest pandemic relief bill.

FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — The largest single-day festival in West Virginia is making its way back to the famous New River Gorge this Saturday, and some Fayette County area officials are predicting ...

The bridge itself — the third-largest in the U.S. — is only accessible by cars, except for one day a year, dubbed "Bridge Day," when pedestrians can walk across. The New River Gorge bridge.

Rock climbers have long prized the sandstone cliffs of West Virginia's New River Gorge, which was redesignated as a national park and preserve in December.

FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — On Bridge Day, people jump from the 876-foot-tall New River Gorge Bridge. It is the largest one-day festival in West Virginia, and it takes place annually on the third ...

(Fayetteville)….It took several months and a pile of paperwork but the new River Gorge Bridge is now on the National Register of Historic Places. It’s all part of the state Sesquicentennial ...

The New River Gorge National Park draws in visitors year round but the annual Bridge Day is when thousands pour in to witness BASE jumpers.