Updated July 2026
Little Stony Falls
The Little Stony National Recreation Trail follows Little Stony Creek through a deep gorge in Scott County, passing a lower falls (a wide veil roughly 40 feet), a middle cascade, and an upper 25-foot drop. The yellow-blazed route is about 5.3 miles out-and-back along an old railroad bed.
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 U.S. Forest Service (Jefferson National Forest) for closures and current conditions, and confirm land status before setting out.
Frequently Asked Questions
Little Stony Falls drops about 40 feet. That makes it the 487th-tallest documented waterfall in this inventory, taller than roughly 31% of the falls listed here. Height comes from published land-manager and survey records, not from our own measurement.
The Little Stony National Recreation Trail reaches it about 5.3 miles (out-and-back), rated moderate. The nearest town is Dungannon. That describes the route as documented, not conditions on the day — check with U.S. Forest Service (Jefferson National Forest) 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
- Apple Orchard Falls · 200 ft
- 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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