New River / Greenbrier Valley · Fayette County
Places to stay in Fayetteville, West Virginia
Fayetteville is a town in Fayette County, at the center of the New River Gorge region. It is a short drive from the New River Gorge Bridge and serves as the base for most commercial whitewater outfitters on the New and Gauley rivers. Bridge Day, held the third Saturday in October, closes the bridge to traffic and draws tens of thousands of people to town.
Places to stay in Fayetteville, WV
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Where should you stay in Fayetteville, WV?
Stay in the center of Fayetteville if you want to walk to restaurants and shops, or look just outside town for cabins and more space.
Fayetteville is known for its cabins, vacation rentals and campgrounds. Until listings go live here, Lansing, Oak Hill and Ansted are the closest places to stay.
- Where it is
- Fayetteville, Fayette County, West Virginia
- Also worth a look
- Lansing, Oak Hill, Ansted, New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
- What people do here
- Whitewater Rafting, Rock Climbing, Mountain Biking, Hiking, Ziplining
Nearby attractions
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New River Gorge Bridge
A steel arch bridge carrying US 19 for 3,030 feet across the New River Gorge, 876 feet above the water. It opened in 1977 and is the site of Bridge Day each October.
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Babcock State Park
A 4,127 acre state park at Clifftop with cabins, a campground, Boley Lake and about 20 miles of trails. Manns Creek Gorge runs through the middle of it.
When it gets busy
| Event | When | What to expect |
|---|---|---|
| Bridge Day | Third Saturday in October | Bridge Day is one of the busiest weekends of the year around the New River Gorge, and lodging near Fayetteville books far in advance. |
| Gauley Season | Scheduled dam releases on about six consecutive weekends starting the weekend after Labor Day | Release weekends fill rafting-outpost lodging, campgrounds and cabins across Nicholas and Fayette counties, often booked a year out by returning groups. |
| Spring Whitewater Season | Snowmelt and rain-driven, March through May | Demand is short-notice and clusters on weekends when the gauges come up, so Preston County and Fayette County cabins book inside a week rather than months ahead. |
| Appalachian String Band Music Festival | Wednesday through Sunday of the first full week in August | Most attendees camp on site, but cabins and rentals around Babcock State Park, Ansted and Fayetteville fill for the week. |
| Mountain Music Festival | One weekend in late spring or early summer | On-site camping carries most of the crowd, and the rest fills Oak Hill and Fayetteville rentals for a two or three night stay. |
| Bridge Jam | A weekend each summer in downtown Fayetteville | It lands inside peak summer rafting season, so Fayetteville is already tight and the festival closes the remaining rooms. |
