Updated July 2026
Dunloup Creek Falls
Dunloup Creek Falls is a roughly 20-foot cascade over a sandstone ledge near the historic mining town of Thurmond, one of the few West Virginia waterfalls located beneath a railroad trestle. It sits directly beside the road into Thurmond and requires essentially no hiking to view.
Before you go
Waterfalls are hazardous by nature — wet rock, cold water, and unstable edges — and flow varies enormously with season and recent rain. Trail figures here describe the route as documented, not conditions today. Check National Park Service (New River Gorge National Park and Preserve) for closures and current conditions, and confirm land status before setting out.
Frequently Asked Questions
Dunloup Creek Falls drops about 20 feet. That makes it the 616th-tallest documented waterfall in this inventory, taller than roughly 12% of the falls listed here. Height comes from published land-manager and survey records, not from our own measurement.
Access is documented as roadside. No trail distance is on record for Dunloup Creek Falls. The nearest town is Thurmond. Confirm access and land status with National Park Service (New River Gorge National Park and Preserve) before setting out — some documented falls have no public route at all.
spring. Waterfall flow swings enormously with snowmelt and recent rain, so a fall that roars in spring can be a trickle by late summer.
More West Virginia waterfalls
- Big Branch Falls · 30 ft
- Big Run Falls · 15 ft
- Blackwater Falls · 57 ft
- Brush Creek Falls · 25 ft
- Cathedral Falls · 60 ft
- Douglas Falls · 35 ft
- Elakala Falls · 35 ft
- Falls of Hills Creek (Lower Falls) · 63 ft
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