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The New River Gorge Bridge arching over the forested gorge in fall color at sunset, seen from an overlook boardwalk, with the New River and a rail line far below
Fayetteville Insider

The independent guide to Fayetteville, West Virginia and the New River Gorge

New River at Thurmond

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Two adults walk along the brick storefronts of Court Street in downtown Fayetteville, past parked cars and hanging flower baskets, with the stone Fayette County Courthouse and its clock tower at the end of the block, AI-generated illustration

About Fayetteville Insider

Who runs this site

Fayetteville Insider is published by Appalachian Frontiers LLC, a small independent publisher of place guides. It is not affiliated with the Town of Fayetteville, either convention and visitors bureau, the National Park Service, or any outfitter, lodge or restaurant it describes.

What it is

A guide to Fayetteville, West Virginia and the New River Gorge that tries to answer the questions the official sites leave open: which river section fits a first trip, when the Bridge Day lots fill, what is actually closed this month, and what a weekend costs. Every page names its sources and the date its facts were checked.

How pages are made

Pages are compiled from primary documents (National Park Service pages and compendium, the Army Corps release schedule, USGS gauges, town and county filings, the businesses' own sites) and from local news. Where a page reports what visitors think, it says whose opinion that is. The site's own visits to the gorge, when they happen, will be reported as such and dated. AI tools help with drafting and research; a person is responsible for every fact that ships. The full method, including how corrections are handled and how images are made, is on the editorial policy page.

Contact

Corrections, questions and tips: [email protected]. Replies come from a person, usually within a few days.

Sources

Facts on this page were checked on 2026-09-11. The site's editorial policy explains how pages are researched and corrected.