I love love this place. You could call me a local. I love to camp here to escape my job; a local camp nearby. Yes. I leave camping to camp more. Once you go through the “neighborhood” and go down the road till you see a sign that says the town of thurmond. There will be a split in the road After a small bridge. Go left to go to the nearly abandoned coal/railroad town of thurmond. Population: 3. There’s a bike trail/hiking trail there. South side junction trail. It can lead you to a trail that leads to ACE adventures. Turn left and go past an interpretive sign (read it) and keep going straight and you’ll hit stone cliff. All of the whitewater companies take out/put in in this area. I recommend swimming the new river gorge the hydraulics are nice. You’ll see locals and participants rafting and kayaking :) sandy campground. There’s several wooded, beach spots. Kind of picked of wood.