Post Summary: New River Gorge Hikes New River Gorge National Park is located within the Appalachian mountains in West Virginia. It’s the most recently declared national park and is home to one of the oldest rivers in the United States – The New River. Throughout the years, the river has sculpted the deepest and longest river gorge in the Appalachian Mountains which means the park is full of incredible scenery. The New River has been protected as one of America’s four national rivers since 1978, but in 2020 the area was officially made a United States national park. That makes it the 63rd national park in America, and since that…