Waterfalls near Charlottesville, VA
9 named waterfalls within 30 miles of Charlottesville, closest first. Distances are straight-line from the town center.
Visits with route details
Read the walking route, starting point and current access notes.
- Lower Doyles River FallsNational park trail from a Skyline Drive parking area; entrance fee62 ft (19 m) · Albemarle County, VA
Jones Run FallsNational park trail from a Skyline Drive parking area; entrance fee42 ft (12.8 m) · Albemarle County, VA- Upper Doyles River FallsGuide: park trail down to the upper falls28 ft (8.5 m) · Albemarle County, VA
- South River FallsOfficial park trail to an observation point; entrance fee89 ft (27 m) · Greene County, VA
- Upper Shamokin FallsShort loop on Wintergreen trails, stated open to the publicAugusta County, VA
- Dry Run FallsFire road walk to a view of the falls; exact viewpoint not described; off-trail to the streamRockingham County, VA
All 9 waterfalls
- Lower Doyles River FallsNational park trail from a Skyline Drive parking area; entrance fee62 ft (19 m) · Albemarle County, VA19 miNW
- Jones Run FallsNational park trail from a Skyline Drive parking area; entrance fee42 ft (12.8 m) · Albemarle County, VA19 miNW
- Upper Doyles River FallsGuide: park trail down to the upper falls28 ft (8.5 m) · Albemarle County, VA19 miNW
- South River FallsOfficial park trail to an observation point; entrance fee89 ft (27 m) · Greene County, VA24 miN
- Cedar FallsRockingham County, VA26 miN
- Upper Shamokin FallsShort loop on Wintergreen trails, stated open to the publicAugusta County, VA26 miW
- Dry Run FallsFire road walk to a view of the falls; exact viewpoint not described; off-trail to the streamRockingham County, VA26 miN
- Upper Big Creek Falls33 ft (10 m) · Page County, VA30 miN
- Big Creek Falls151 ft (46 m) · Page County, VA30 miN