charleston – Gov. Jim Justice and officials with the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources have announced that a new fishing access site and boat ramp has opened on the New River, near Gauley ...

SUMMERSVILLE, W.Va. — Fans of whitewater rafting can rejoice as Gauley season returns Friday. The Army Corps of Engineers is preparing for the difficult task in Summersville of juggling the end of ...

A kayaker navigates the turbulent waters of the Gauley River in Summersville, W.Va., on Sept. 30, 2020. American Rivers has named the Gauley River No. 10 on its list of most endangered rivers. (Getty ...

CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice and officials with the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) today announced that a new fishing access site and boat ramp has opened on the New River, ...

The fall rafting season on West Virginia’s Gauley River gets started this week. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin lowering Summersville Lake to its winter level through releases at the ...

— -- For Heather Lukacs of Russellville, W. Va., a favorite part of the Gauley River is near a break in a 100-foot rock wall where Canyon Doors Rapid forms standing waves. With a lifetime of ...

GLEN JEAN — The Tailwaters Campground in Gauley River National Recreation Area, located below Summersville Dam on the upper Gauley, will temporarily close for the beginning of “Gauley Season” this ...

The raging Gauley River has just bucked me off my raft and sucked me into its depths, swishing me around like a mouthful of Listerine before spitting me out downstream. I emerge unscathed, exuberant ...

GLEN JEAN, WV (WVNS) — The Tailwaters Campground will be temporarily closed for three weeks at the beginning of Gauley season. According to a press release, from Tuesday, September 2, 2025 to Tuesday, ...

SUMMERSVILLE, W.Va. (AP) - More than 600 acres in the Gauley River National Recreation Area will be protected from development. The West Virginia Land Trust said Monday that it has acquired 665 acres ...

The raft steadies for what seems like a nanosecond before the crest of a wave hooks the thick rubber inflatable and propels it through the roiling water. Stick with the locals, who favor the Upper ...