After this there is a rather long flat stretch with intermittent riffles where the river has broadened out to almost half a mile. Put in just below Bluestone Dam at the Corps of Engineers park located at Bellepoint on WV 3 and 12. The National Park Service has provided numerous take-outs off the River Road on river left and WV 20 on the right. This is a very long run with several nice impressive rapids, but as with much of the New, these are interrupted by long expanses of flat water. It is a big powerful river, very beautiful, always up in the summer, and it provides excellent fishing.
Numerous campsites abound and it is perfect for overnight trips.
The rapids are mainly long chutes dropping gently over ledges. Although the waves are large, not much maneuvering is required. There are several intermediate access points to the river located off of WV 41. The McCreery take-out is on WV 41 near Prince and is well marked. This stretch from Prince to Thurmond is characterized by fewer rapids and longer flatwater pools, but in general the individual rapids are more difficult than those in the upper river.