Updated August 2026
West Virginia Waterfalls
22 documented West Virginia waterfalls, tallest first. Height, type, trail distance, and land manager for each — every entry cited.
- 22 falls
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- The Best Waterfalls in West Virginia — West Virginia packs an outsized number of documented waterfalls into its folded Appalachian terrain — from roadside cascades you can photograph in five minutes to backcountry drops that take a half-day of hiking.
| Waterfall | Height | Type | Access | Trail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falls of Hills Creek (Lower Falls) · Pocahontas County | 63 ft | tiered | Moderate Hike | 1.6 mi |
| Falls of Hills Creek · Pocahontas County | 63 ft | tiered | Moderate Hike | 1.4 mi |
| Cathedral Falls · Fayette County | 60 ft | cascade | Roadside | — |
| Blackwater Falls · Tucker County | 57 ft | cascade | Short Hike | 0.5 mi |
| Douglas Falls · Tucker County | 35 ft | block | Short Hike | 0.6 mi |
| Elakala Falls · Tucker County | 35 ft | plunge | Short Hike | 0.5 mi |
| Big Branch Falls · Summers County | 30 ft | tiered | Short Hike | 1.9 mi |
| Seneca Falls · Pendleton County | 30 ft | cascade | Backcountry | 10.1 mi |
| Kennedy Falls · Tucker County | 28 ft | cascade | Moderate Hike | — |
| Brush Creek Falls · Mercer County | 25 ft | block | Short Hike | 0.5 mi |
| Sandstone Falls · Summers County | 25 ft | block | Short Hike | 0.5 mi |
| Dunloup Creek Falls · Fayette County | 20 ft | cascade | Roadside | — |
| High Falls of Cheat · Randolph County | 20 ft | block | Moderate Hike | 7.6 mi |
| Mill Creek Falls (Hawks Nest) · Fayette County | 20 ft | cascade | Short Hike | 2 mi |
| Mill Creek Falls (Kumbrabow) · Randolph County | 20 ft | cascade | Short Hike | — |
| Upper Falls of Holly River · Webster County | 20 ft | cascade | Short Hike | — |
| Big Run Falls · Tucker County | 15 ft | segmented | Short Hike | — |
| Glade Creek Grist Mill Falls · Fayette County | 15 ft | block | Roadside | — |
| Mash Fork Falls · Mercer County | 12 ft | cascade | Roadside | — |
| Tenskwatawa Falls · Webster County | 12 ft | block | Moderate Hike | — |
| Tecumseh Falls · Webster County | 10 ft | block | Short Hike | 2.2 mi |
| Valley Falls · Marion County | 10 ft | block | Roadside | 0.2 mi |
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