Directions to the New River Academy base camp:
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Rt. 2 box 245
Fayetteville, WV 25840
(This address is not listed on mapquest. Actually, the flood that caused the New River Dries waves to form also washed the local post office away.
This is a new address that does not appear on updated mapquest programs.)
To find Fayetteville use this address: 26 Keller Ave., Fayetteville.
From Highway 19 (Driving north):
- Hwy. 16 turn left and south. (At red light across street from Tudor’s Biscuit World)
- Drive approximately 5 miles to “The Store.” (“The Store” is a small, country gas station.)
- Turn right at next drive way past “The Store.”
- Take the driveway that goes up the hill and park in yard next to the fence.
From Charleston, WV:
- Take Hwy. 60 East. You will be traveling along the Kanawha River past coal barges.
- After approx. 45 minutes you will pass Gauley Bridge (a small town) and the confluence of the Gauley and the New.
- Continue on 60 E. At Chimney Corner turn right toward Fayetteville on to route 16.
- You will be traveling past the famous New River Dries section.
- After crossing the New River Dries Bridge, drive 1.5 miles. We will be the next driveway on the left.
- Our driveway is a shared driveway. Take the house on top of the hill just in sight.