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

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DifficultyII-III
Length0.59 mi
Avg Gradientn/a
GaugeNew River at Ivanhoe, Va
Flow Rate as of 25 minutes
749 cfsbelow recommended
Reach Info Last UpdatedMarch 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.

See Also:

video @ 2700 cfs SUP and canoe, 4 min

New River Trail State Park

New River - maps and directions from Virginia DWR.

Classic Virginia Rivers, Ed Grove (1992 ed), p. 307.

Virginia Whitewater, Roger Corbett (2000 ed.), p. 473.

Exploring Virginia's Waterways, Ed Gertler (2022 ed.), p. 339.


River Features

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

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

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

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

Distance: 0.59 mi
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Take Out - New River Trail State Park, Foster Falls Access

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


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.