Sandstone Falls

Viewed from above

Not far from the Sandstone Visitors center is a roadside overlook of the Falls. To actually reach them at river level requires a trip upriver to the closest bridge.

Worth the drive

We were heading up Route 20 to Hinton-Grandview Visitor Center-Thurmond-Fayetteville, but first took the "detour" up New River Road to the Sandstone Falls Boardwalk parking area, before backtracking t...

Pretty but far to get too.

It’s beautiful but quite a lot to get to - it’s better if you go off the beaten path to get closer to them.

Pretty but inaccessible waterfalls

Sandstone Falls are located at the entrance to New River Gorge NP on I-64. There is an overlook near the interstate and visitor’s center, but they are small and the overlook is high and you have to dr...

Almost Heaven..

You know that feeling you get when you’re a kid and you see a Disneyland commercial and you’re enchanted by it and just know you have to go there? That’s the same feeling I get when I hit New River Ro...