page_title: New River (Kanawha River tributary)
section_title: Parks, forests, and trails
hierarchical_section_title: New River (Kanawha River tributary) / Parks, forests, and trails
caption_attribution_description: English: Part of the New River that flows through Virginia
context_page_description: The New River is a river which flows through the U.S. states of North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia before joining with the Gauley River to form the Kanawha River at the town of Gauley Bridge, West Virginia. Part of the Ohio River watershed, it is about 360 miles long.
  The origins of the name are unclear. Possibilities include being a new river that was not on the Fry-Jefferson map of Virginia, an Indian name meaning "new waters", or the surname of an early settler. Despite its name, the New River is one of the five oldest rivers in the world geologically. However this claim is disputed by the West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey and the National Park Service.
  This low-level crossing of the Appalachians, many millions of years old, has long been a biogeographical corridor allowing numerous species of plants and animals to spread between the lowlands of the American East Coast and those of the Midwest. Unusual kinds of plants occur on the gorge's cliffs or rim-top ledges. Portions of this corridor are now also used by various railroads and highways, and some segments of the river have been dammed for hydroelectric power production.
context_section_description: Listed from upstream to downstream:
  Pisgah National Forest (on the South Fork)
  Elk Knob State Park (on the North Fork)
  New River State Park, North Carolina
  New River Trail State Park, Virginia
  Shot Tower Historical State Park, Virginia
  Claytor Lake State Park, Virginia
  Jefferson National Forest
  Appalachian National Scenic Trail
  Bluestone Wildlife Management Area
  Bluestone State Park, West Virginia
  New River Gorge National River
  Babcock State Park, West Virginia
  Hawks Nest State Park, West Virginia
caption: New River in Montgomery Co., Virginia
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