ACE Adventure Resort

About

ACE Adventure Resort covers 1,500 acres of forest beside New River Gorge National Park in Oak Hill, West Virginia. The company started as a whitewater rafting outfitter and has since added a private lake, a waterpark, and on-site lodging.

Rafting remains the core activity. Trips run on the New River, which has milder Class I-III water suited to families, and on the Gauley River, which reaches Class IV and V rapids during the fall release season. On land, the resort runs a zipline canopy tour and a climbing wall. It also has mountain bike trails and a paintball course. The lake area has two 40-foot water slides and a floating obstacle course with inflatable climbing and jumping features, all anchored in a five-acre spring-fed lake.

ACE's published eligibility policy states the company will not turn away a guest because of a disability and will make reasonable modifications to a rafting trip, short of changing what the trip fundamentally is. Its FAQ page describes past guests who have rafted while blind or paraplegic, with advance notice recommended so guides can plan around a rider's needs.

Lodging runs from cabins to tent sites. The camping area has a bathhouse with individual lockable rooms, each with its own toilet and shower, and one of those rooms is built to ADA specifications. Some cabins and campsites allow pets for an added cleaning fee.

Oak Hill sits roughly 50 miles and about an hour's drive from Charleston, the state capital, mainly along I-64 and Route 19. The resort borders the New River Gorge, and the National Park Service visitor center in Fayetteville is a short drive away.

Accessibility

ACE Adventure Resort is only partly accessible to wheelchair users. The resort documents a handful of accommodations, but most of its 1,500 acres of wooded terrain is undocumented for accessibility.

Arrival and parking: ACE has not published details on accessible parking spaces or step-free entrances at its office, waterpark, or lodging buildings, so ask at booking which entrance is closest to level ground.

Getting around: the property has a mix of gravel roads, forest trails, and hillside terrain. Path surfaces, slopes, and curb cuts are not documented, so anyone using a wheelchair or walker should describe their equipment when calling ahead.

Restrooms: in the Mountain Top campground, the bathhouse has individual lockable rooms with a toilet and shower in each, and one of those rooms is built to ADA specifications.

Activities: ACE's eligibility policy states it will not discriminate against a guest because of a disability and will make reasonable trip modifications, short of changing what a trip fundamentally is. Its FAQ cites past guests who have rafted while blind or paraplegic. Ziplining requires a secure harness fit, and life jackets are mandatory in the waterpark, so guests with limited mobility or strength should ask staff which activities fit their needs.

Practical tips: call 800-787-3982 before booking to describe your mobility needs, request the ADA-accessible bathhouse room by name, and ask about ramps or level ground at the specific cabin or campsite you are considering, since lodging accessibility is not documented and appears to vary by unit.

Checked by Accessible America, August 2026. Report a change

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