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How to get to the New River, West Virginia

WV DEP's access file puts 4 public sites on the New River — 4 launches, spread over the counties it runs through. 1 block of public land fronts the New River, and 3.7 of its 19.7 mapped miles run through it.

Map of New River Open New River on the map See New River on the live map → Every reach coloured by water temperature, with the public land and access points along it.

Public access sites

SiteTypeRiver mileCounty
McCreery boat launch 19.7 Raleigh
Thayer Access Point boat launch 12.7 Fayette
Stone Cliff boat launch 9.0 Fayette
Thurmond boat launch 7.3 Fayette

0 walk-in, 4 launches, from WV DEP's own access file. River mile is measured up from the mouth along this river's drawn axis.

Public land on the water

Ownership from PAD-US as the state publishes it. Where a block has its own page, the name links to it. The river miles are how far this river's drawn axis runs inside each block, measured here; the acreage is the whole unit's, most of which is nowhere near this water.

More about New River

New River — live water temperature, regulations and access

Getting to nearby rivers