New River Campground Inc. — Hotel in Gauley Bridge

Wish we could have spent more than one night here, as it was a very scenic campground, right on the New River. They were kind enough to allow us to stay here one night on a Saturday, which is great, as many other campgrounds I called required a two-night stay on the weekends. I don't know if this was just because of it being in the off-season (I stayed the evening of September 8th), but it was very appreciated. The office has a small bait shop in it if you're looking to do some fishing while you are there. Restrooms and showers are available, but I was staying in my travel trailer, which is self-contained, so I did not use them. The RV sites have full hookup, but my trailer has the sewer connection almost all the way at the rear, and I did not bring enough hose to connect to the sewer port. NOT a knock on the campground at all, just make sure to bring more hose. 20 feet would have gotten me there, but I only had 10. WiFi is available if you're relatively close to the office. I had an excellent connection at my site, and, since it rained most of the time I was there, I was even able to watch a Netflix movie. I have NEVER been to a campground where the Wifi was that good! I am told that the connection is difficult, if not impossible, to get if you are further down from the office. There is also a boat ramp and boat trailer parking available here, so if you're bringing a boat, kayak, or canoe, you can launch it right from the campground. Very nice touch! Last, but not least, firewood is available here, for $5 for a wheelbarrow load. This is the best deal I have seen at a campground in a while!

I stayed in Site 38, which is a site parallel to the river. It made for some beautiful views out the windows on the curb side of my trailer. Unfortunately, it rained nearly the entire time I was there, so I did not spend as much time outside as the view deserved.

So, why only 4 stars? Well, it is a bit unfair, but, since the weather had been very wet for the few weeks leading up to our stay, the campground was extremely muddy in many places. It was doable, but some careful driving was needed to avoid hitting a large mud hole or a rut. A little more gravel would go a long way to helping the campground be easier to negotiate. Obviously, the owners can't control the weather, but a little maintenance on the roads might make things a bit easier when Mother Nature doesn't cooperate. I suspect due to the extremely wet weather that it was about as muddy as it gets when I was there, and I had no issues getting in or out. I do recommend bringing wood or plastic levelers to put under your RV tires, just in case.

Overall, I think New River Campground really deserves more like 4.5 stars. It was a nice quiet stay, in an absolutely beautiful location. The staff that helped get me checked in were incredibly helpful and accommodating. I would definitely stay here again, despite the...

Nice campground, RIGHT ON THE RIVER. The spots not directly in the river ain’t but a stones throw away. The spots on the river are darn near in the river lol. It is really cool being that close to the river.

It’s right off the main road, no one should have any trouble getting back there and in their spot. The have a couple spots for big rigs, 5th wheels. $34 for full hook up isn’t bad.

I didn’t but there has to be some good fishin to be had there. Lots of current and they have some pictures posted of some pretty nice catches, though I didn’t pay to much attention to the dates of those pictures.

The office/store doesn’t have much. I can’t comment on the facilities. They are locked with a key pad and only available to campers without their own restroom, some covid policy stuff.

I just spent the night here passing though on my way home. I did make a reservation but there were many spots open. I believe a reservation is required but don’t quote me on that.

The sites are gravel, or at least the patio area is. It was raining off and on and was pretty muddy in spots. My camper isn’t very big so I put my passenger side wheels just on the edge of the gravel patio so my entry steps wouldn’t be in the mud and I was nearly level, side to side was good, only needed a small adjustment front to rear.

It’s down in a valley with mountains on either side. There is a train on the other side of the river. There were some geese and ducks congregating in the water near my camper at night, was pretty cool to see so many in one area.

There is a waterfall across the street and a nicer one just down the road. I have Verizon and had 4 bars cellular signal and was showing LTE but it was incredibly slow if it worked at all. I would visit...

This campground is right on the New River. Our site, 36, was feet away from the edge and parallel to it. It was gravel and surprisingly level, had 30 amp, water and sewer. Cheryl, the owner, was very nice, helpful, offered info about the area. Told us they sold ice and wood by the wheelbarrow for $5. Unfortunately we awoke to the river rising due to the rain from hurricane Michael in North Carolina and dams along the way being opened. We saw many of the campground sites already under water and others quickly disappearing. We moved to higher ground to site 37, that had 50 amp, but as we were sitting outside watching the water it rose even more. Cheryl had come and checked on us quite a few times and told us that the evacuation place was just right down the street at a small shopping center (grocery, CVS, Family Dollar). The water won and we moved to the parking lot. We stayed there 2 nights until the water had receded. There was an amazing amount of driftwood all over the campground but she was out there with helpers cleaning it up. Once there was a place for us to get to we moved back. It’s not a fancy park, a little rustic feeling, but the view is spectacular and we loved it there. There are playgrounds for kids, newer private showers and laundry. It has a boat ramp and she sells bait in her store. It’s in a beautiful area just unfortunate that the water rose while we were there. There are pull-through and back-in sites, some with 30, some 50 amp. I do not remember if they were all full hookup. There are also tent sites. All had fire rings. Wifi was decent up near the bathhouse, Verizon was only sketchy. We paid...