Virginia

Falls of Dismal

98 mi from Greensboro · ~2.8 hr drive

10ft tall
≈ 3 m

Falls of Dismal is a named waterfall in Virginia — a smaller 10-foot cascade, about 98 miles from Greensboro, NC. Full visit details below.

State: Virginia
Nearest city: Greensboro, NC · 98 mi · ~2.8 hr drive
Height: 10 ft (3 m)
Coordinates: 37.1859°, -80.9016°

Visiting Falls of Dismal

Trip planning

The exact location is at 37.1859°, -80.9016° — 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 Falls of Dismal and have current notes (parking situation, dog policy, seasonality, kid-friendliness), tell us at /contact — we update pages as we learn more.

Stay nearby

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Sources

Public data

Location and tag data for Falls of Dismal comes from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL license) . 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.