Glassing Data

Fire restrictionsWest Virginia

New River Gorge National Park and Preserve

Campfire and fire-use rules for this area, with each localized order the land manager has published.

Campfire status unknown.

Unknown

The Superintendent's Compendium contains standing 36 CFR 2.13 fire rules with no land-unit-wide ban or stage in the text. Campfires are allowed at developed sites in receptacles and at backcountry campsites in a fire pan or fire ring. Localized prohibitions apply at the Canyon Rim and Sandstone Visitor Centers, Sandstone Falls, Keeney's Creek Flatrock, and Fern Creek/Beauty Mountain, with Camp Brookside limited to its designated fire ring. Top-level campfire_policy reflects the strictest localized rule, not a park-wide ban.

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Superintendent's Compendium - New River Gorge National Park & Preserve (U.S. National Park Service)

Active wildfire

NIFC/WFIGS ·

An active wildfire is mapped inside this area.

Fire Distance Size Contained Discovered
Arrowhead Trails Rx Inside 195 ac — Oct 2

Fire data updates at 8 AM and 8 PM Pacific time. Fire locations are planning context, not an evacuation or safety tool. Follow official emergency alerts and closures.

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Fire restrictions · West Virginia

New River Gorge National Park and Preserve

Campfire status unknown.

Unknown

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Shapes are approximate planning aids, not legal boundaries.

Current orders 0

No current localized orders.

Standing rules 8

Where Fire use Dates Source
300-foot fire closure near listed developed river access areas Within 300 feet of Developed River Access Areas including Fayette Station, Cunard, McCreery, Grandview Sandbar, Glade Creek, Meadow Creek, Sandstone Falls, Tug Creek, Akers, Gauley Tailwaters, Woods Ferry, Mason Branch and Swiss; excludes Stone Cliff, Brooklyn, Thayer and Hellums Beach No campfire Permanent Superintendent's Compendium - New River Gorge National Park & Preserve (U.S. National Park Service)
Camp Brookside designated fire ring only Camp Brookside Campfire in developed sites Permanent Superintendent's Compendium - New River Gorge National Park & Preserve (U.S. National Park Service)
Camp Brookside designated fire ring only Camp Brookside Campfire in developed sites Permanent Superintendent's Compendium - New River Gorge National Park & Preserve (U.S. National Park Service)
Canyon Rim and Sandstone Visitor Centers fire prohibition Canyon Rim and Sandstone Visitor Centers, including parking lots and grounds associated with or adjacent to the visitor centers No campfire Permanent Superintendent's Compendium - New River Gorge National Park & Preserve (U.S. National Park Service)
Fern Creek and Beauty Mountain fire prohibition Fern Creek and Beauty Mountain, from Workman Road north through Short Creek, ending at the Beauty Mountain Electrical Substation No campfire Permanent Superintendent's Compendium - New River Gorge National Park & Preserve (U.S. National Park Service)
Fire buffer near developed river access, trailheads, cliffs, and structures Within 300 feet of Developed River Access Areas (except Stone Cliff, Brooklyn, Thayer, and Hellums Beach), developed trailhead areas, top and bottom edges of cliffs, and park structures or historical ruins Campfire in developed sites Permanent Superintendent's Compendium - New River Gorge National Park & Preserve (U.S. National Park Service)
Keeney's Creek Flatrock area fire prohibition Keeney's Creek Flatrock area No campfire Permanent Superintendent's Compendium - New River Gorge National Park & Preserve (U.S. National Park Service)
Sandstone Falls area fire prohibition Sandstone Falls area from the main falls downstream to the lower beach No campfire Permanent Superintendent's Compendium - New River Gorge National Park & Preserve (U.S. National Park Service)

Before you go

We track each forest's orders and alerts. Every rule links to its source. Rules change fast in fire season, so check with the forest before your trip. Posted signs and official orders always win.