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The Wildwood Trailhead provides trail maps to both Cranberry Creek Cascades and Little White Stick Falls .
Rick Barbero , The Register-Herald
cial role in the future development of the Piney Creek Preserve .
Recently named New River Gorge National Park and Preserve superintendent , Charles Sellars said he believes working with local and state leaders on outdoor recreation helps turn the area into a destination instead of just a place to drive by .
Plans for the more than 600 acres of the Piney Creek Preserve include additional trails and trailheads , scenic overlooks , biking trails , rock climbing locations , fishing access locations and more .
For the development of the remainder of the Piney Creek Preserve , which stretches northeast toward the New River National Park , Cecil said they ’ ll likely need to raise millions of dollars .
He added that they ’ re still working to map out and design future trails . The Piney Creek Preserve has also been hailed as the cornerstone of the larger Beckley Outdoors Economic Action Plan , which is still in the works .
Cranberry Creek Cascades Little Whitestick Falls
Beckley
Cranberry Creek Cascades and Little Whitestick Falls are natural gems in Beckley ’ s backyard . To access the falls , take Stanaford Mine Road a quarter-mile to enter onto the entrance of Piney Creek Preserve . The Wildwood Trailhead and Waterfall Hollow Trail are on the right . The trail is a former coal mine bench – making the 100-yard walk relatively flat . You will be greeted by two separate waterfalls at the Little Whitestick Creek and Cranberry Creek confluence : Cranberry Creek Cascades on the right , and Little Whitestick Falls to the left .
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