2-Day Itinerary for Southern Trip

Day 1: Start your day at Daniel Vineyards with a massive V-shaped gorge. The auditorium also provides guided tour of the winery, 20 acre vineyard and 3 acre visitors an orientation slide program on the park, blueberry patch. Check out their best-sellers during your and other special features and programs. There is an tasting, Blackberry and Port wines. (Allow for 1 hour) awesome view of the New River Gorge at the overlook. (allow for 30-45 minutes) Head to Tamarack for shopping, entertainment, artist demonstrations or a culinary cooking class. Have lunch Continue to Adventures on the Gorge and enjoy lunch at at Tamarack or your choice of many restaurants in Chetty’s Pub. The laid-back casual atmosphere combined Beckley. (allow for 2 hours here) with a scenic deck overlooking the New River Gorge create quite the backdrop for their Appalachian spin on Spend your afternoon at the Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine traditional pub fare. where you will take an underground tour and explore a recreated coal camp. The tour is a riding tour and is Depart for Hawk’s Nest State Park and see the other side very chilly underground (about 58 degrees) so bring a of the Gorge. Spend time at the overlook with great jacket. (Allow for 2 hours for guided tour and exploring.) views of the last section of the Lower New River as it flows into Hawk’s Nest Lake. Board the aerial tramway Spend the night in Beckley, WV at Country Inn & Suites. for the 2 ½ minute ride from Hawks Nest Lodge to the marina at the bottom of the New River Gorge. Then Day 2: Enjoy a complimentary breakfast buffet at the hop aboard Miss ‘Em Rocks for the New River Jetboat hotel. tour that takes15 people at a time for an exciting trip upstream on the New River. (Allow for 2-2 ½ hours here Head to the New River Gorge Bridge Walk for a guided depending on group size.) tours of the 24 inch wide catwalk that runs underneath the world-famous New River Gorge Bridge. You’ll be 850 feet above the river with incredible views and the security of an extensive harness system secured to steel Contact Information cables. (Allow for 2-3 hours.) Adventures on the Gorge Jaina Perry, (304)719-0094 Just across the street from Bridge Walk’s headquarters, [email protected] you can stop at the Canyon Rim Reservations for Chetty’s Pub, Bridge Walk and Visitor’s Center. Here you can explore a gallery room Smokey’s on the Gorge may be booked here. filled with photographs and exhibits on the people, towns, and industry of the gorge. Visitors can enjoy Country Inn & Suites two videos; on the construction of the New River Gorge Sam Brackenrich, (304)252-5100 Bridge, and on how the forces of nature created the [email protected] 3-Day Itinerary for Southern West Virginia Trip

Day 1: Arrive at Hawk’s Nest State Park and see the Take a 5 minute drive to Adventures on the Gorge and other side of the Gorge. Spend time at the overlook enjoy a high-end steakhouse dinner at their flag-ship with great views of the last section of the Lower New restaurant, Smokey’s on the Gorge. This showcase timber- River as it flows into Hawk’s Nest Lake. Board the aerial frame pavilion is perched right on the rim of the New tramway for the 2 ½ minute ride from Hawks Nest River Gorge. Optional seating on our outdoor deck Lodge to the marina at the bottom of the New River offers spectacular views of the New River Gorge and Gorge. Then hop aboard Miss ‘Em Rocks for the New incredible Appalachian sunsets. River Jetboat tour that takes15 people at a time for an exciting trip upstream on the New River. (Allow for 2-2 Head south 30 minutes to Beckley, WV to check in at ½ hours here depending on group size.) Country Inn & Suites.

Take a short drive to Anstead, WV home of Blue Smoke Day 2: Enjoy a complimentary breakfast buffet at the Salsa. Hear their story, take a tour and see how they hotel. make their award winning salsa. You’ll get to sample some of the goodies and get to take a jar of Blue Smoke Spend your morning at the Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine Salsa home with you! (Allow for 1-1 ½ hours.) where you will take an underground tour and explore Note-Due to maximum boat capacity of 15 people, your a recreated coal camp. The tour is a riding tour and is group can be split between Jetboat rides and Blue Smoke very chilly underground (about 58 degrees) so bring a Salsa and switched to cut down on time. jacket. (Allow for 2 hours for guided tour and exploring.)

Travel 20 minutes into downtown Fayetteville for lunch. Head to Tamarack for shopping, entertainment, artist Some local flavor options for lunch in Fayetteville are demonstrations or a culinary cooking class. Have lunch Secret Sandwich Society, Pies & Pints Pizzeria or Chetty’s Pub at Tamarack or your choice of many restaurants in (located at Adventures on the Gorge). Fayetteville was Beckley. (allow for 2 hours here) voted one of the “Coolest small towns in the USA” by Budget Travel. Start your day at Daniel Vineyards with a guided tour of the winery, 20 acre vineyard and 3 acre blueberry Head to the New River Gorge Bridge Walk for a guided patch. Check out their best-sellers during your tasting, tours of the 24 inch wide catwalk that runs underneath Blackberry and Port wines. (Allow for 1 hour.) the world-famous New River Gorge Bridge. You’ll be 850 feet above the river with incredible views and the Return to Country Inn & Suites for the night with over a security of an extensive harness system secured to steel dozen chain restaurants. cables. (Allow for 2-3 hours.) Day 3: Enjoy a complimentary breakfast buffet at the Just across the street from Bridge Walk’s headquarters, hotel you can stop at the National Park Service Canyon Rim Visitor’s Center. Here you can explore a gallery room Travel 55 miles south to Bramwell, WV. Visit the Coal filled with photographs and exhibits on the people, Heritage Interpretive Center, which serves as a museum of towns, and industry of the gorge. Visitors can enjoy coal mining history. Take a walking tour of Bramwell’s, two videos; on the construction of the New River Gorge “Homes of the Millionaires”. (Allow for 2-2 ½ hours.) Bridge, and on how the forces of nature created the massive V-shaped gorge. The auditorium also provides Lunch in Bramwell before departing home. visitors an orientation slide program on the park, and other special features and programs. There is an awesome view of the New River Gorge Bridge at the overlook. (Allow for 30-45 minutes.)