Wildlife in New River Gorge National Park
Here’s what naturalists are spotting in New River Gorge right now - pulled live from recent research-grade observations. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.
Most-observed species in New River Gorge
great rhododendron
Rhododendron maximum
365 observations
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
282 observations
Eastern Newt
Notophthalmus viridescens
248 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
233 observations
downy rattlesnake plantain
Goodyera pubescens
219 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
215 observations
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
211 observations
fan clubmoss
Diphasiastrum digitatum
197 observations
Pipevine Swallowtail
Battus philenor
191 observations
American holly
Ilex opaca
191 observations
American cancer-root
Conopholis americana
188 observations
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
182 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
181 observations
eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
178 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
168 observations
American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
163 observations
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
156 observations
sourwood
Oxydendrum arboreum
150 observations
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
148 observations
Green Salamander
Aneides aeneus
141 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
141 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
140 observations
cardinal flower
Lobelia cardinalis
136 observations
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
135 observations
Eastern Fence Lizard
Sceloporus undulatus
125 observations
princess tree
Paulownia tomentosa
122 observations · iNaturalist
Gray Ratsnake
Pantherophis spiloides
120 observations
Eastern Teaberry
Gaultheria procumbens
119 observations
intermediate wood fern
Dryopteris intermedia
118 observations · iNaturalist
wineberry
Rubus phoenicolasius
117 observations
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