Hid­den in the Appalachi­an Moun­tains of West Vir­ginia, Amer­i­ca’s newest nation­al park attract­ed over one mil­lion vis­i­tors last year so clear­ly, the secret is out. New Riv­er Gorge Nation­al Park already been called the Grand Canyon of the East and this park’s most promi­nent fea­ture is a wide, fast-flow­ing white­wa­ter riv­er that snakes through the gorge. Inside, you can hike on any num­ber of dif­fer­ent trails, tra­verse the icon­ic New Riv­er Gorge Bridge, the third-high­­est bridge in the U.S., or indulge in a full-on class five white­wa­ter raft trip along the 53 miles of acces­si­ble riv­er. Just bring some dry clothes.