Getting here
US 19 links Fayetteville with Canyon Rim Visitor Center just north of town. I-64 feeds the route from Charleston, Beckley, and Washington; I-77 serves Charlotte, while I-79 is the northern approach from Pittsburgh.
Arrival map
Canyon Rim Visitor Center is on US 19 just north of Fayetteville. The route connects with I-64 near Beckley and I-79 to the north, while US 60 provides another regional approach.
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Road Trip Essentials
Road-trip packing list
Phone mounts, coolers, emergency kits, chargers, packing pieces, and glovebox backup for scenic drives and weekend routes.
Car Phone Mounts
$25.58
Road Trip Coolers
$275.00
Car Emergency Kits
$49.99
Follow I-64 and I-77 toward Beckley, then turn north on US 19 for Oak Hill, Fayetteville, and Canyon Rim. Charleston's airport is about 70 miles northwest of the park according to the National Park Service, so compare its flights and rental cars with the full drive.
I-77 carries the trip north through Virginia and into southern West Virginia. Near Beckley, leave the interstate network for US 19 north; the same final corridor passes Oak Hill before reaching downtown Fayetteville and the bridge.
I-79 is the northern interstate approach. US 19 continues south through Summersville toward Fayetteville, putting the bridge and Canyon Rim before downtown for travelers arriving from the north.
The interstate route crosses Virginia on I-66, I-81, and I-64 before reaching the Beckley side of the park. US 19 north is the final approach to Fayetteville; allow a separate drive if the trip also includes Sandstone Falls or another southern park district.
For the bridge exhibits and overlooks, use Canyon Rim Visitor Center, 162 Visitor Center Road, Lansing, WV 25862. The National Park Service warns that generic map results can lead to rough, inaccessible roads elsewhere in this long, narrow park.
Keep exploring
Compare Caesars Head's escarpment overlooks with Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge's Smokies access after Fayetteville's gorge and river.
