Updated July 2026
Lands Run Falls
Lands Run Falls is a series of cascades descending roughly 80 feet into a gorge in Shenandoah National Park's North District, reached by a short hike on the Lands Run Fire Road from Skyline Drive milepost 9.2. No single vantage point shows all the cascades at once.
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 (Shenandoah National Park) for closures and current conditions, and confirm land status before setting out.
Frequently Asked Questions
Lands Run Falls drops about 80 feet. That makes it the 268th-tallest documented waterfall in this inventory, taller than roughly 62% of the falls listed here. Height comes from published land-manager and survey records, not from our own measurement.
The Lands Run Fire Road reaches it about 1.3 miles (out-and-back) with roughly 310 feet of elevation gain, rated easy. The nearest town is Front Royal. That describes the route as documented, not conditions on the day — check with National Park Service (Shenandoah National Park) for closures and current conditions.
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 Virginia waterfalls
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- Bent Mountain Falls · 200 ft
- Cascade Falls · 69 ft
- Comers Creek Falls · 15 ft
- Crabtree Falls · 1,000 ft
- Dark Hollow Falls · 70 ft
- Devils Bathtub
- Doyles River Falls · 63 ft
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