Where to stay around the gorge, area by area
| Area | What you'll find | Best for | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown Fayetteville | Hill Hall Hotel (40 rooms, opened August 28, 2026), the five-room Morris Harvey House inn, the four Lafayette Flats suites, and about 100 short-term rentals inside town limits (2024 town plan) | Walking to Court Street restaurants | Hotels |
| US 19 at the edge of town | Quality Inn New River Gorge | A standard chain room on the highway into town | Hotels |
| Lansing, north of the bridge | Adventures on the Gorge, Mill Creek and New River Gorge Cabins on Milroy Grose Road, the American Alpine Club campground | Canyon Rim, Endless Wall, rafting check-in at AOTG | Adventures on the Gorge |
| Hico and Victor | Country Road Cabins, Opossum Creek Retreat, New River Cabins and Tiny Houses | Hot-tub cabins and larger groups | Cabins |
| Oak Hill and Minden | ACE Adventure Resort, Comfort Inn New River, Holiday Lodge, River Expeditions' campground and cabins | Groceries, the south shuttle lots on Bridge Day | ACE |
| Beckley, about 20 miles south | The region's chain-hotel cluster around I-64/I-77 Exit 44 | Interstate arrivals, Grandview and Sandstone days | Hotels |
| Ansted and Clifftop | Hawks Nest State Park lodge on the rim at Ansted; 28 cabins at Babcock State Park | State-park settings, the grist mill | Coming |
| Inside the park | No lodge or hotel; eight free primitive campgrounds with no water or hookups, plus one reservable group site | Tents and small RVs, first come, first served | Camping |
Dig into each kind of stay
Where to stay: choosing a base
Walk-to-dinner downtown, cabin country in Lansing and Hico, or Oak Hill and Beckley: which base fits your trip, and how it plays on Bridge Day.
Camping in the New River Gorge
Free riverside sites in the national park or private campgrounds with hot showers and hookups, plus which spots the 2026 floods closed.
Cabins and vacation rentals
Hot tubs, porches and room for the whole group: the cabin companies of Lansing, Hico and Victor, with rates and minimum stays.
Hotels in Fayetteville, Oak Hill and Beckley
From the brand-new Hill Hall downtown to the Beckley Exit 44 chains, with pet fees and sample rates side by side.
Adventures on the Gorge lodging
Sleep where your raft trip starts: seven kinds of lodging on the north rim, from rustic cabins to four-bedroom houses.
ACE Adventure Resort lodging
A lake, a waterpark and your pick of cabins, log homes, cabin tents or campsites on the south side of the gorge.
Compare places to stay around the gorge
Hotels, cabins, rentals and campgrounds from Beckley to Ansted, with live prices from the big booking sites on one map. Put in your dates and see what's still open.
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