New River Gorge National Park: Sandstone Falls

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We visited the Sandstone Falls area of New River Gorge National Park, the newest full National Park in the US. The Sandstone Falls section features a 1500 feet wide waterfall on the New River.

The NPS map of the whole park; click or tap to interact on their site:

Map

An interactive map of our route for visiting Sandstone Falls:

Sign
Boat
Path

"Masks are optional”; haven’t seen any mention of COVID-19 for a while:

Masks are optional

Visitor center exhibits:

Visitor center
Visitor center
Visitor center
Visitor center
Visitor center
Visitor center
Visitor center

Viewpoint overlooking Sandstone Falls:

Viewpoint
Viewpoint
Viewpoint

Sandstone Falls boardwalk:

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Sandstone Falls
Sandstone Falls
Sandstone Falls
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Sandstone Falls
Sandstone Falls
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Sandstone Falls
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Sandstone Falls
Sandstone Falls
Sandstone Falls
Sandstone Falls
Sandstone Falls