I’d never been whitewater rafting before, but I wanted our visit to New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West Virginia to be the pinnacle of our recent family vacation, so I chose a trip with ...

There are plenty of places where the geography is right for whitewater rafting, but very few are as perfect as the New River Gorge area of West Virginia. Over millions of years, water pouring out of ...

After all, he had spent most of the ride outlining all the possible dangers to be found on this lower part of the wild New River, the centerpiece of the United States’ newest national park. What I ...

The New River may be iconic, but it’s also a misnomer: It’s actually one of the oldest rivers on Earth. No one knows exactly when it started to trickle—estimates range from 10 to 360 million years ago ...

OAK HILL, WV (WVNS) — ACE Adventure Resort announced the kickoff date for the 2026 whitewater rafting season. According to a press release from ACE Adventure Resort, the start of the 2026 whitewater ...

“The ink is almost dried,” as Class VI River Runners co-owner Doug Proctor put it Wednesday, on a deal that would merge his company with two other whitewater rafting outfitters — The Rivermen and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover travel with a focus on conservation and sustainability. The rush of floating down a river. The anticipation of what lies ...