White Rock Falls
Nelson County, Virginia
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Nelson County, Virginia
- Access status
- Trail from a Blue Ridge Parkway overlook; unsigned trailhead
- The walk
- 2.2 miles round trip from The Slacks Overlook per NPPlan
- Ground & access
- Forest trail. The trailhead is unsigned and hard to see from the road.
White Rock Falls is a series of cascades on the White Rock Falls Trail, which runs 2.5 miles between The Slacks Overlook and the White Rock Gap Parking Area on the Blue Ridge Parkway. NPPlan recommends starting at The Slacks for the shortest walk. Leave the C-shaped lot at its left side, cross the Parkway and turn left; the unsigned trailhead is about 50 yards down, dropping into a gully. The cascades begin about a mile into the hike. Return the same way.
Plan your visit
The Slacks Overlook, Blue Ridge Parkway, across the Parkway to the White Rock Falls Trail and down to the cascades
NPPlan gives 2.2 miles round trip from The Slacks Overlook and 2.8 miles round trip from the White Rock Gap Parking Area. The cascades start about a mile in from The Slacks and continue downstream for about a quarter mile. The whole trail is 2.5 miles one way between the two lots.
Forest trail. The trailhead is unsigned and hard to see from the road.
Where to start
The Slacks Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway, a C-shaped pull-through lot that can fill on nice days. The White Rock Gap Parking Area at milepost 18.5 is the other end of the trail.
Timing & water
No season limits are stated.
Before you go
No fee is mentioned.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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