Virginia · Shenandoah National Park
Dark Hollow Falls
79 mi from Washington · ~2.3 hr drive
69ft tall
≈ 21 m
≈ 21 m
Dark Hollow Falls is a named waterfall in Virginia — a 69-foot drop, about 79 miles from Washington, DC. Full visit details below.
- State
- Virginia
- Nearest city
- Washington, DC · 79 mi · ~2.3 hr drive
- Height
- 69 ft (21 m)
- Coordinates
- 38.5188°, -78.4234°
- Park
- Shenandoah National Park (NP)
- County
- Madison
From Wikipedia: Dark Hollow Falls is a waterfall in Shenandoah National Park in the US state of Virginia. It is the closest waterfall to Skyline Drive and is the most-traveled trail in the park. The falls are at an elevation of 3,429 feet and cascade 70 feet. The trail is a 1.4-mile loop from the parking lot on Skyline Drive. Excerpt from the Wikipedia article on Dark Hollow Falls, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
About Shenandoah National Park
Dark Hollow Falls is inside Shenandoah National Park, a U.S. National Park managed by the National Park Service. Conditions, road status, trail closures, and reservation requirements are published directly on the park's NPS page — check it before driving in, especially in winter or during major weather events.
Entrance fee: $30 per vehicle. Per vehicle, valid 7 days. Skyline Drive is the only public road. An America the Beautiful annual pass ($80) covers entrance to all NPS units and is worth it after ~3 park visits per year.
Park homepage: https://www.nps.gov/shen/
Visiting Dark Hollow Falls
The exact location is at 38.5188°, -78.4234° — open in Google Maps for driving directions from your location.
Before you go: check current conditions with the appropriate land manager — state parks department, U.S. Forest Service ranger district, or National Park Service unit. Trail access, parking, water levels, and seasonal closures all vary. Several waterfalls in our database are seasonal and may run dry between mid-summer and the next rainy season.
If you've visited Dark Hollow Falls and have current notes (parking situation, dog policy, seasonality, kid-friendliness), tell us at /contact — we update pages as we learn more.
Stay nearby
Driving in? The nearest documented metro is Washington, DC — 79 miles away (~2.3 hr drive).
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Sources
Location and tag data for Dark Hollow Falls comes from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL license) ; the Wikipedia article linked above provides additional history. We do not modify the underlying data — this page presents what's already publicly recorded. To suggest corrections, see our methodology page or contact us.