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Traveling Inside the Geopark
DISCOVER SITES WITHIN THE GEOPARK
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- Babcock State Park
- Hawks Nest State Park
- Beartown State Park
- Greenbrier River Trail
- Organ Cave
- Thurmond Ghost town
- New River Gorge Bridge
- Davis Spring
- Gauley River National Recreation Area
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine
- New River Gorge National River
- Tamarack
- Summit Bechtel Reserve
- Coal Heritage Discovery Center
- National Coal Heritage Area
- Cathedral Falls
- Whipple Company Store
- The Greenbrier Hotel
- Lost World Caverns
- Grandview Visitor Center
About this map:
This map shows Appalachian Geopark Aspiring Project's various cultural and geological sites. These 20 sites are located in the southeastern portion of West Virginia in Fayette, Raleigh, and Greenbrier counties. The illustration also shows the location of major roads (US 19, I-77, & I-64) and major rivers (New and Greenbrier Rivers).
Fayette County Geopark Geosites:
- Babcock State Park (#1)
- Hawks Nest State Park (#2)
- Thurmond Ghost Town (#6)
- New River Gorge Bridge (#7)
- Gauley River National Recreation Area (#9)
- New River Gorge National River (#11)
- Summit Bechtel Reserve (#13)
- Coal Heritage Discovery Center (#14)
- National Coal Heritage Area (#15)
- Cathedral Falls (#16)
- Whipple Company Store (#17)
Raleigh County Geopark Geosites:
- The Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine (#10)
- Tamarack (#12)
- Grandview Visitor Center (#20)
Greenbrier County Geopark Geosites:
- Beartown State Park (#3)
- Greenbrier River Trail (#4)
- Organ Cave (#5)
- Davis Spring (#8)
- the Greenbrier Hotel (#18)
- Lost World Caverns (#19)