5 Best Historic Waterfalls in Virginia 2026

The USGS gazetteer describes it as: Approx. 25 feet tall; in Shenandoah National Park, on the NW slope of Mount Marshall, 2.4 mi. SSE of Browntown, 0.9 mi. WSW of Hogwallow Flat. Name history: Named for John J. Miller (d. 1925), local landowner prior to the establishment of Shenandoah National Park. The nearest town is Washington, about 5.4 miles to the southeast. The nearest other named waterfall is Greasy Falls, about 3.2 miles to the west.

The USGS gazetteer describes it as: On Jones Run, in Shenandoah NP, .5 mi upstream from the junction of Jones Run with Doyles River, 17 mi NW of Charlottesville. Older records also call it Big Falls. Visitors rate it 4.1 stars across 13 Google reviews. The nearest town is Grottoes, about 7.1 miles to the west. The nearest other named waterfall is Big Falls, about 0.0 miles to the northwest.

Older records also call it Cascades Waterfall. Visitors rate it 4.9 stars across 195 Google reviews. The nearest town is Pembroke, about 4.8 miles to the southwest. The nearest other named waterfall is Upper Falls, about 0.3 miles to the north.

Older records also call it Butter Milk Falls. Visitors rate it 3.0 stars across 6 Google reviews. The nearest town is New Castle, about 1.3 miles to the northeast. The nearest other named waterfall is Beaverdam Falls, about 14.3 miles to the northwest.

Older records also call it Wylies Falls. Visitors rate it 3.0 stars across 4 Google reviews. The nearest town is Narrows, about 6.2 miles to the southeast. The nearest other named waterfall is Harvey Falls, about 6.4 miles to the north.