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02.4 Foster Falls(New River Trail State Park, Foster Falls Access)

Difficulty	II-III
Length	0.59 mi
Avg Gradient	n/a
Gauge	New River at Ivanhoe, Va
Flow Rate as of 3 hours	1760 cfsmedium runnable
Reach Info Last Updated	March 1, 2026

River Description

Here the river drops approx 30 ft over 8 ledges in 300 yds. There are a couple of good slots in each ledge at 2000 cfs. As the water rises so does the number of options, with the heaviest flow on river left.

Walk-in and Canoe-in campsites, shuttle and rentals available for runs above and below the park.

River Features

Put In - New River Trail State Park, Foster Falls Access

Access PointDistance: 0 mi

Orphanage Dr. - New River Trail State Park, Foster Falls Access

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Take Out - New River Trail State Park, Foster Falls Access

Access PointDistance: 0.59 mi

Take-out - New River Trail State Park, Foster Falls Access

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Trip Reports

Scrapey, but fun - Zach Schiada

Sep 1, 2024

I ran this while on vacation. Level was too low according to the info on here, but I managed to get down in my packraft and still have some fun. I imagine starting around the 2000 cfs minimum would be lots of fun. The majority of the flow was river left. River right had some bigger ledges, maybe a few 4' ones and 2-3 at the end. There were a few play waves to catch on the way down. Fun little trip to catch if you're in the area, but was $7 to enter the state park. Would make an interesting longer trip as a bike shuttle run since the New River State Trail goes through here.