Driving Directions

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    Directions from the North:

      From I-79 South:
    • From I-79S, take U.S. Rt.19 South – Beckley/Summersville Exit (# 57)
    • Follow Rt.19S for approximately 60 miles and turn right onto Ames Heights Road (if you cross the New River Gorge Bridge heading south, you've passed it)
    • Follow Ames Heights Road for about 1 mile
    • COTG are on the right (the office is left, at Class VI)
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    Directions from the South:

      From I-77 North:
    • From I-77N, take the North Beckley Exit (# 48) onto U.S. Rt.19 North
    • Follow Rt.19N approximately 20 miles until you cross the New River Gorge Bridge (near Fayetteville)
    • Turn left onto Ames Heights Road (the second road on the left past the Bridge)
    • Follow Ames Heights Road for about 1 mile
    • COTG are on the right (the office is left, at Class VI)
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    Directions from the East:

      From I-64 West (or I-81 South):
    • Take I-64W to I-77 North
    • Follow I-77N to Beckley, WV
    • Take the North Beckley Exit (# 48) onto U.S. Rt.19 North
    • Follow Rt.19N approximately 20 miles until you cross the
      New River Gorge Bridge (near Fayetteville)
    • Turn left onto Ames Heights Road (the second road on the left past the Bridge)
    • Follow Ames Heights Road for about 1 mile
    • COTG are on the right (the office is left, at Class VI)
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    From the West - you have Two Options:

    Option One (interstate highway all the way):

      From I-64 East to US Rt.19N:
    • Take I-64E into Charleston, WV
    • Take I-64East/I-77 South (to Beckley) for approximately 50 miles
    • Take the North Beckley Exit (# 48) onto U.S. Rt.19 North
    • Follow Rt.19N approximately 20 miles until you cross the
      New River Gorge Bridge (near Fayetteville)
    • Turn left onto Ames Heights Road (the second road on the left past the Bridge)
    • Follow Ames Heights Road for about 1 mile
    • COTG are on the right (the office is left, at Class VI)

    Option Two (scenic mountain highway):

      From I-64 East to US Rt.60E to Cabins on the Gorge:
    • Take I-64E into Charleston, WV
    • Take US Route 60E for 37 miles to Chimney Corner.
    • Take US Rt. 16S for 7 miles to Fayetteville.
    • From Fayetteville, take US Rt.19N for 3 miles until you cross the
      New River Gorge Bridge.
    • Turn left onto Ames Heights Road (the second road on the left past the Bridge)
    • Follow Ames Heights Road for about 1 mile
    • COTG are on the right (the office is left, at Class VI)
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    Approximate Driving Times to Cabins on the Gorge
    Location Hours
    Atlanta, GA 8.5
    Baltimore, MD 6.5
    Buffalo, NY 8.0
    Charlotte, NC 3.5
    Charleston, WV 1.5
    Chicago, IL 10.0
    Cincinnati, OH 5.5
    Cleveland, OH 5.5
    Columbus, OH 4.5
    Dayton, OH 5.0
    Detroit, MI 8.5
    Huntington, WV 2.0
    Indianapolis, IN 7.5
    Knoxville, TN 4.5
    Lexington, KY 3.5
    Louisville, KY 4.5
    Nashville, TN 8.0
    New York, NY 10.0
    Norfolk, VA 7.0
    Philadelphia, PA 8.0
    Pittsburgh, PA 4.0
    Raleigh, NC 5.0
    Richmond, VA 5.0
    Roanoke, VA 2.5
    Toledo, OH 7.5
    Washington, DC 5.5
    Winston-Salem, NC 3.5

    GPS

    • Latitude Longitude
    • N 38 05.183 W 81 04.750

    Decimal Degrees (WGS84)

    • Latitude Longitude
    • 38.086389 -81.079167

    Degrees, Minutes & Seconds

    • Latitude Longitude
    • N38 05 11 W81 04 45

    Don’t Ruin Your Vacation!

    Speeding through West Virginia may land you a ticket or two and leave you with a negative image of West Virginia. We recommended that you drive the speed limits posted on each highway. Each city, municipality or State patrolled highway has a different tolerance for driving over the speed limit. To avoid the needle pricking, spine tingling sensation of blue lights in your rear view mirror, we suggest that you try not to exceed the speed limit by more than five miles an hour.

    NOTE:

    If you plan on air travel, we strongly discourage scheduling your flights the same day as your raft trip. Too many uncontrollable factors exist which may prevent you from being able to meet your flight schedules.