Metro Valley · Kanawha County
Where to stay near Kanawha River
The Kanawha River forms at Gauley Bridge where the New and Gauley meet and flows about 95 miles northwest through Charleston to the Ohio River at Point Pleasant. It is a commercially navigable river with locks and dams, and it fronts downtown Charleston at Haddad Riverfront Park. Kanawha Falls near Glen Ferris and the sternwheeler traffic during Charleston festivals are the best known river features.
Places to stay near Kanawha River
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Where should you stay near Kanawha River?
Kanawha River has no lodging of its own, so visitors stay in the surrounding towns and drive in.
Kanawha River is known for its hotels, inns and vacation rentals. Until listings go live here, Charleston, Gauley Bridge and Point Pleasant are the closest places to stay.
- Where it is
- Kanawha River, Kanawha County, West Virginia
- Also worth a look
- Charleston, Gauley Bridge, Point Pleasant, Huntington
- What people do here
- Fishing, Boating, Kayaking and Canoeing, Birding, History and Heritage
Nearby attractions
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Kanawha Falls
A wide ledge falls on the Kanawha River at Glen Ferris, just below where the New and Gauley rivers meet at Gauley Bridge. A county park on US 60 gives direct access.
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West Virginia State Capitol
The 1932 Cass Gilbert capitol on the Kanawha River in Charleston, with a gold-leafed dome standing 292 feet, taller than the United States Capitol dome. The State Museum in the adjacent Culture Center is free.