Here it is, the most beautiful roadside waterfall in Virginia and a must-see for any waterfall-loving visitor to the Commonwealth!
About 8 miles north of Covington, the unassuming Falling Spring Creek flows south through farmland and rolling hills and crosses underneath busy US-220. Then suddenly it meets a mighty rock face and the stream becomes a towering waterfall tumbling 80 feet into the valley below!
It is a breathtaking sight – even Thomas Jefferson wrote about the Falls in 1781!
Unfortunately, the Falls were moved in 1941 as part of a mining operation! It used to be much higher and wider!
The Great Virginia Waterfall Trail
Falling Spring Falls is in Section 6 of the Great Virginia Waterfall Trail which travels 115 miles from Roanoke to Douthat State Park Gap.
Directions
From near the Pizza Hut in Covington drive north on 220 for about 8.4 miles. If you somehow did not see the Falls on your left when you reached Falls Road (640), turn around – you just missed it!
There is a small parking area with some information about the Falls as well as a couple of walking trails to the Creek near the top of the Falls as well as the main viewing point next to 220.
The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation does not want visitors to scramble down to the base of the Falls. We did not but we see folks down at the base all the time despite the fencing. Visit at your own risk!
Trail Map
Google Map of Virginia Waterfalls
Falling Spring Falls is near Falling Spring on this Virginia Waterfalls map by Eben Schoeman.