NGW East: New River Gorge Run 2012
Dates 16-19 July 2102
Arrive afternoon/ evening 16th
Ride 17th
Ride 18th
Depart AM 19th
Ride routes will be added at a later date, but they should be great!!
the view from the Hawks Nest overlook
After much searching and communicating with various places I have decided to go with Rifrafters http://www.rifrafters.com/ for our "Base camp" for the Run. I have talked to the Manager and he seems to be very accommodating. The Cabins are $ 20 a head per night with a $40 minimum charge. So if you want a cabin to yourself it will cost you 40 a night. Tent Camping is $12 per person per night. When I spoke to him last (about 3 days ago now) all the cabins were available for our time frame. Rifrafters is located on Laurel Creek Road at the south edge of Fayetteville WV just off of 19.
Rifrafters Campground
Laurel Creek Road/County Road 8
Fayetteville, WV 25840-8041
(304) 574-1065
38.04871,-81.124001 (from Google, might want to verify first, on my GPS there were off a couple miles)
And there is a Hand drawn map below.
There are 3 hotels in the local area for those that are interested in going that route. http://www.hawksnestsp.com/ Hawks Nest State Park Hotel is about 10 miles up the road (see Sagebrush's map below) and has a spectacular view of the Gorge as seen above. There is a Quality Inn literally across the street from the Campground http://www.qualityinnnewrivergorge.com/ and there is a Comfort Inn down the road about 2.5 miles South on Route 19 http://www.comfortinn.com/hotel-oak_hil ... 479ad10494
If you want to stay at the Hawks Nest get your reservations in ASAP! As of this week they only have 16 rooms left out of 31 for our time frame.
From the Rifrafters web site
Cabins
Don't confuse economy and convenience. Our eight economy cabins -- without kitchens and bathrooms -- provide comfortable beds and bunks for groups from two to 16.
Cabins rate: $20 per person per night ($40 minimum). Children 7-12 lodge at half price; children younger than seven lodge free.
Cabin 1
Sleeps three / full-size bed and half bed (Reserved rcmatt007 + 1)
Cabin 2
Sleeps four / full-size bed and one twin bunk
Cabin 3
Sleeps 16 / four full-size bunks
Cabin 4
Sleeps eight / two full-size bunks (Reserved Whiskerfish + 3)
Cabin 5
Sleeps six / three twin bunks
Cabin 6
Sleeps eight / four twin bunks
Cabin 7
Sleeps eight / four twin bunks
Cabin 8
Sleeps 16 in two bedrooms; one with two full-sized beds and a twin bunk and one with three twin bunks
Talking to Randy at Rifrafters there is a Community Refrigerator in the pavilion and Some of the Cabins have the half size refers in them.
NO Linens are provided You must bring a bed roll!!!
Campground layout
Cabin
Pavilion between the cabins
Facilities
Map to Rifrafters
Map to Hawks Nest
Great area for the meeting!!
I just like to have a bathroom in my room at night and sheets for the bed. 
Can travel lighter without a sleeping bag, too.
