Shenandoah National Park: Whiteoak Canyon Trail
This 6.6-mile out-and-back canyon hike is fantastically verdant and loaded with glistening cascades, including the park's second highest waterfall.
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Trail Facts
- Distance: 5.3
Waypoints
WOC001
Location: 38.585815, -78.383141
Trail descends SE into woods
WOC002
Location: 38.580292, -78.379616
Continue straight @ Limberlost Trail and Old Rag Fire Rd. (.1 mile later), passing under supersize hemlocks
WOC003
Location: 38.576874, -78.375725
Continue straight on Whiteoak Creek Trail–the park’s first nature trail (built in 1947)
WOC004
Location: 38.576332, -78.371727
Brook feeds into larger stream; cross over to left side and continue downhill
WOC005
Location: 38.571381, -78.368675
Trail quickly drops, then weaves to other side
WOC006
Location: 38.564217, -78.36425
Fire road joins creek on R; continue straight, staying on E side
WOC007
Location: 38.56406, -78.363663
Continue straight
WOC008
Location: 38.56358, -78.363129
Using caution, bear R to view upper Whiteoak Falls plummeting more than 80 feet; descend rocky steps
WOC009
Location: 38.560467, -78.357735
Veer L around a large boulder down to two more cascading falls
WOC010
Location: 38.555782, -78.35228
Spectacular view of waterfall; great photo and lunch spot
