How far is the protected area along the river near Babcock State Park?
53 mi
Title: New River Gorge National River
Passage: The New River Gorge National River is a unit of the United States National Park Service designed to protect and maintain the New River Gorge in southern West Virginia.  Established in 1978, the NPS-protected area stretches for 53 mi from just downstream of Hinton to Hawks Nest State Park near Ansted.
Title: Maputaland Marine Protected Area
Passage: The Maputaland Marine Protected Area, also known as the Maputaland Marine Reserve, is a marine protected area (MPA) along the Indian Ocean coastline of northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.  The Maputaland MPA, which forms part of iSimangaliso Wetland Park, extends a distance of 3 nmi seawards from the coast between the Mozambique border and Gobey's Point near Lake Sibhayi.  To the south it abuts on the St Lucia Marine Protected Area.  For the biodiversity, see "Sodwana Bay".
Title: Babcock State Park
Passage: Babcock State Park is a state park located along the New River Gorge on 4127 acre wooded in Fayette County, West Virginia.  It is located approximately 20 miles away from the New River Gorge Bridge.
New River Gorge National River Babcock State Park