Stony Run Falls
Alleghany County, Virginia
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Alleghany County, Virginia
- Access status
- Guide: state park trails to a small falls
- The walk
- About 6 miles for the route described (Waterfall Hero)
- Ground & access
- Park hiking and biking trails with stream crossings; the Blue Suck Run crossing can be tricky in high water. Rocks around the falls are very slippery.
Stony Run Falls is a small waterfall on Stony Run in Douthat State Park. Park at the end of the gravel road to Camp Carson Picnic Area, just past the entrance station. At the north end of the parking area, take the blue-blazed Blue Suck Falls Trail upstream beside Blue Suck Run; it crosses the stream. At 0.5 mile turn left to stay on Blue Suck Falls Trail, and at 0.8 mile turn left onto Locust Gap Trail. Follow it 1.5 miles and turn right onto Stony Run Trail. Go 0.7 mile to the first switchback to the right; the falls are just past it. The visitor page says shorter routes exist but does not describe them.
Plan your visit
Camp Carson Picnic Area parking, Blue Suck Falls Trail, Locust Gap Trail, then Stony Run Trail to the first right-hand switchback
Waterfall Hero lists the hike as 6 miles and says this is not the shortest route to the falls, only the one taken. Segment distances: 0.8 mile on Blue Suck Falls Trail, 1.5 miles on Locust Gap Trail, then 0.7 mile on Stony Run Trail.
Park hiking and biking trails with stream crossings; the Blue Suck Run crossing can be tricky in high water. Rocks around the falls are very slippery.
Where to start
End of the gravel road to Camp Carson Picnic Area, reached by turning left shortly after the Douthat State Park entrance station (I-64 exit 27, then Douthat State Park Road).
Timing & water
The park is open daily from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Before you go
The park charges a daily parking fee; the amount is not stated. No booking is needed.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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