RECREATION

State Parks

• Bluestone State Park
  HC 78 Box 3 • Hinton, WV 25951
  304-466-2805
  Features modern cabins, a campground, fine recreational facilities, and has hunting and fishing opportunites at the Bluestone Wildlife Mangement Area adjacent to the park. Bluestone State Park provides a wide variety of water-oriented activities since it is adjacent to Bluestone Lake, the state's third largest body of water.  more...

Outfitters & Guides

• Appalachian Backcountry Expeditions
  P.O. Box 66 • Hinton, WV 25695
  Sandstone
  304-228-7048, 888-642-3474
  Float and fish in the New River with professional guides, half, full and multiday expeditions including gear, transportation and riverside lunch. Catch & release fishing. more...

• Twin River Outfitters
  P.O. Box 28 • Hinton, WV 25832
  Daniels
  304-763-5044, 800-982-3467
  Float fishing trips on the beautiful New River. One to three day adventures with all meals and equipment provided. Rated as one of the best in 1999 in Fishermen Bass Guide. more...

Rafting & Canoeing

• Cantrell Ulitamate Rafting
  HC 76, Box 11 • Hinton, WV 25951
  304-466-0595
  Whitewater rafting on the New, Gauley and Greenbrier Rivers. Raft & canoe rentals. Fishing trips. Family owned & operated with over 20 years river experience. Group rates & package deals. more...

• Cantrell Ultimate Rafting
  HC 76 Box 11 • Hinton, WV 25951
  Near Pipestem State Park Resort
  Cantrell Ultimate Rafting's Hinton Base Camp is located on the New River upstream of the New River Gorge and downstream of Bluestone Lake and the junctions of the New and the Bluestone and Greenbrier rivers. Hinton serves as a base for rafting trips on the Upper New River and for fishing trips on the New, Bluestone, and Greenbrier rivers.  more...