At the time of writing, New River Gorge National Park and Preserve remains America's newest national park and it wows visitors with its epic bridge, world-class river rafting and hiking over forested clifftops. Almost all of the park is relatively quiet, but Glade Creek is especially so. The richly forested area includes the abandoned ruins of an old lumber hamlet, as well as primitive campgrounds and a pretty little bridge that crosses the waterway.

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