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The Experience

Wilderness, made easy.

A rare stretch of West Virginia mountainside near Danese, with big rivers, big walls, and a national park all within reach.

Danese, West Virginia

One property, every reason to come.

The first Ara Retreats location takes root near Danese, in the heart of the New River Gorge region. Seventy-seven acres of West Virginia mountainside, minutes from the national park and the New and Gauley Rivers. You wake up surrounded by world-class whitewater, rock climbing, hiking, and fishing, with the quiet of the mountains all your own.

Operated by Ara Retreat New River Gorge LLC

  • 77 acres of West Virginia mountainside
  • 1 national park New River Gorge, minutes from camp
  • 2 rivers the New and the Gauley, world-class whitewater

Four Ways to Stay

30 curated sites.

From full-hookup RV pads to secluded wooden decks, every site is chosen for its setting. Pick the way you like to wake up outside.

Basic RV

8 sites

Full hookup

Full-hookup RV sites with gravel pads, fire rings, and picnic tables. Everything you need, nothing in the way.

  • Full hookup
  • Gravel pad
  • Fire ring
  • Picnic table

Rates announced soon

Premium RV

6 sites

Your basecamp, elevated

Concrete pads with curated outdoor living: a pergola, Adirondack chairs, a Solo Stove fire pit, and string lights overhead. Full hookup, premium fixtures.

  • Concrete pad
  • Pergola
  • Adirondack chairs
  • String lights

Rates announced soon

Basic Tent

6 sites

Close to nature

Cleared, private tent sites with dedicated parking, fire rings, and picnic tables. Close to nature, close to the bathhouse.

  • Private clearing
  • Dedicated parking
  • Fire ring
  • Near bathhouse

Rates announced soon

Premium Tent

6 sites

The full ambiance

Wooden decks in the most secluded corners of the property, with a Solo Stove, Adirondack chairs, string lights, and a hammock. The full ambiance, without the price of a lodge.

  • Wooden deck
  • Solo Stove
  • Hammock
  • String lights

Rates announced soon

Concept rendering of a Premium RV site: a fifth-wheel beside a pergola with string lights and Adirondack chairs around a fire pit, framed by trees.

Premium RV

Your basecamp, elevated.

Pull onto a level concrete pad and step out into a living room with no walls. A timber pergola overhead, Adirondack chairs drawn around a Solo Stove, string lights that warm up as the sky goes dark. Full hookups and premium fixtures handle the rest, so the only thing left to do is settle in.

  • Concrete pad
  • Timber pergola
  • Solo Stove fire pit
  • String lights
  • Full hookup

6 sites

Concept rendering of lakeside premium tent decks at golden hour, with string lights reflected in calm water and a hammock by the shore.

Premium Tent

The full ambiance.

Wooden decks tucked into the quietest corners of the property, a few of them right at the water's edge. A Solo Stove, a hammock strung between the pines, and string lights glowing overhead as the lake goes still. All the romance of a backcountry night, none of the roughing it.

  • Wooden deck
  • Lakeside settings
  • Solo Stove
  • Hammock
  • String lights

6 sites

Our most coveted sites

Premium Tent + Hot Tub

Everything in a premium tent site, plus a private wood-fired hot tub set in the most scenic, secluded corners of the property. Exclusively yours for the night.

  • Private wood-fired hot tub
  • Most secluded settings
  • All premium tent comforts
  • Only four available

Rates announced soon · Only 4 available

Concept rendering of the hammock garden: rows of hammocks strung between wooden posts under string lights, with picnic tables and pines beyond.

On the property

Find your spot in the hammock garden.

A grove of hammocks strung between the posts, lit soft after sundown. Bring a book, bring someone, or bring nothing at all.

Everything You Need

Comfort, considered.

Everything you need to connect with the outdoors, nothing you have to worry about.

Modern Bathhouses

Two modern bathhouse facilities with private shower rooms, flush toilets, and climate control. No porta-potties, no compromises.

Gear Rental

Don't let gear stand between you and the outdoors. Three rental tiers get you into camp with everything from the basics to a complete turnkey setup.

  • Base Camp Kit Tent, sleeping cots, sleeping pads
  • Trail Ready Kit Base Camp plus camp stove, cookware, cooler, camp chairs, lantern
  • Summit Kit Trail Ready plus sleeping bags, pillows, full lighting, dishware, fire-starting kit

Camp Store

A curated selection of camping essentials, local provisions, firewood, and convenience items. No long drive for what you forgot.

Adventure Access

New River Gorge National Park, Babcock and Hawks Nest State Parks, the New and Gauley Rivers, whitewater rafting, rock climbing, and miles of hiking, all within reach of your site.

Something special, taking shape in the mountains.

Ara Retreats opens Spring 2027. Join the waitlist to be the first to book.

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