Best waterfalls in West Virginia
Wild and wonderful is right: West Virginia’s falls run amber with tannins off the Allegheny highlands, from the famous Blackwater plunge to the wide Sandstone Falls on the New River. Spring and after-rain are best, and a surprising number — Sandstone, Cathedral, the Babcock mill falls — are roadside or a short stroll.
three falls in a lush gorge, the lower one among WV’s tallest.
a tiered roadside beauty in the New River region.
tannin-darkened water plunging in its namesake state park.
a photogenic fall under a footbridge at Blackwater Falls SP.
a tannin-amber fall on the North Fork near Blackwater.
the widest fall on the New River, with a boardwalk across it.
a wide, photogenic fall near the Bluestone Gorge.
a pair of falls in the namesake southern WV resort park.
the photogenic falls beside the historic mill at Babcock State Park.
wide ledge falls on the Tygart Valley River in a quiet state park.
Flows change with the season and recent rain — many falls roar at spring snowmelt and slow by late summer. Check conditions and any permit or reservation rules before you go.