National Park System units in West Virginia

West Virginia has 6 National Park System units. The list below also includes 2 places the Park Service does not count as units of their own. Each one has its own page here with hours, current alerts, campgrounds and what there is to do.

West Virginia in figures

National Park System units
6
Free to enter
4
Recreation visits in 2025
13,517,180
Busiest unit, 6,215,118 visits
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Campgrounds
47

A unit that reaches into another state counts in full here and in each other state it touches.

Free to enter Charges an entrance feePoints are the Park Service reference point for each unit, not a boundary.

National Scenic Trail
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
CT, GA, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, TN, VA, VT, WV · 2 alerts
National Scenic River
Bluestone National Scenic River
WV
National Historical Park
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
DC, MD, WV · fee info · 4 alerts
Related Area
Chesapeake Bay
DC, DE, MD, NY, PA, VA, WV
National Recreation Area
Gauley River National Recreation Area
WV
National Historical Park
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
WV, VA, MD · fee info · 2 alerts
National Historic Trail
Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail
IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MO, MT, NE, ND, OH, OR, PA, SD, WA, WV
National Park & Preserve
New River Gorge National Park & Preserve
WV · 3 alerts

Parks near a city

Near Washington

Visits by year

Appalachian National Scenic TrailChesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical ParkNew River Gorge National Park & PreserveHarpers Ferry National Historical ParkGauley River National Recreation AreaBluestone National Scenic River

Fees, hours, alerts, campgrounds and activities are from the NPS API. Data refreshed October 14, 2026.