Laurel Creek Falls
Fayette County, West Virginia
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Fayette County, West Virginia
- Ground elevation
- About 1,093 ft above sea level
- Nearby mapped stream
- Laurel Creek
- Land
- Gauley River National Recreation Area
- Nearby mapped access
- Mapped parking area (route unconfirmed)
A nearby mapped parking area or trailhead may not connect to this waterfall. Confirm the route and public access before travelling.
Laurel Creek Falls is mapped in Fayette County, West Virginia, 6.6 miles northeast of Ansted. This entry shows its location and nearby mapped places; a visitor route has not been confirmed.
About this location
Land & access
The land ownership record at this location lists Gauley River National Recreation Area. The listed manager is National Park Service. The land record lists public access. Check the manager’s current visitor information for permitted routes and closures.
Nearby named trails
- Laurel Branch Road
These paths are mapped within 250 metres (about 820 feet) of the waterfall. A connection to a viewpoint has not been verified.
Water & terrain
Laurel Creek is mapped within 60 metres (about 200 feet) of the waterfall. Proximity alone does not confirm which stream feeds the falls.
Ground elevation is the land’s height above sea level, not the waterfall’s drop.
Sources for these details
Nearby streams and paths: OpenStreetMap. Land names: USGS PAD-US ownership records, with planning boundaries used only where ownership has no usable name. Ground elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program.
Map records do not verify a walking route or current access conditions.
Before you make the trip
The closest mapped parking is 0.9 mi away in a straight line. This is not a walking distance.
Trail length, parking rules and current conditions have not been confirmed for this entry.
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
- Peters Creek FallsNicholas County, WV1.5 miNW
Cathedral FallsResearched visit notesFayette County, WV9.1 miSW- Rudolph FallsNicholas County, WV27 miE
- GrottoShort county park trail; trailhead parking not describedKanawha County, WV32 miW
Sandstone FallsShort accessible national park boardwalk to river fallsSummers County, WV32 miS- Upper Falls of Hills CreekPaved, accessible national forest path to the upper falls platform25 ft (7.6 m) · Pocahontas County, WV38 miE
- Middle Falls of Hills CreekDeveloped national forest trail with boardwalks and stairs; second of three falls45 ft (13.7 m) · Pocahontas County, WV38 miE
- Lower Falls of Hills CreekNational forest trail with stairs to the lower falls platform63 ft (19.2 m) · Pocahontas County, WV38 miE