Falling Waters Waterfall In West Virginia Is A Little Taste Of Plitvice

Plitvice Lakes National Park is the largest national park in Croatia, and, in addition to multiple terraced lakes, features a stunning series of limestone-backed waterfalls. It’s a stunning nature scene, one worthy of a place on a list of the world’s most beautiful waterfalls. And, no surprise to those of us enamored by West Virginia’s beauty, there’s actually a Plitvice look-a-like (in miniature, of course!) right here in West Virginia.

Of course, the size of the West Virginia look-a-like is nothing like the scope of the massive chain of lakes and falls in Croatia.

Feng Wei Photography / Moment Collection via Getty Images Plitvice Lakes National Park in Croatia is a UNESCO World Heritage Site formed by water flowing through the mountainous karst of the area.

But zoom in a little closer. Still Croatia, but is this starting to look a little more familiar?

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How about a little closer still? This picture is still of Plitvice, but it shows that, if you’re content to glimpse the grandeur of Plitvice in small scale, you can do so right here in our very own backyard.

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Reader, meet Falling Waters Waterfall in Falling Waters, West Virginia, a beautiful waterfall hidden away just steps from Route 11 in Berkeley County.

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Yet here is the surprising thing about this Plitvice mini-me: as stunning and convenient as Falling Waters is, almost no one knows this beautiful West Virginia waterfall even exists.

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In addition to its beauty, Falling Waters has other draws. It neighbors the mighty Potomac River, another reason to visit this area.

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Falling Waters is also uniquely historic: several Civil War battles were fought here, and Robert E. Lee’s army crossed here when they were retreating from Gettysburg.

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Have you ever visited the scenic Falling Waters Waterfall in Berkeley County, West Virginia? Did you even know it was hidden away here in wild, wonderful West Virginia? Nothing like a tiny taste of Croatia right here in our own Appalachian backyard!

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Plitvice Lakes National Park in Croatia is a UNESCO World Heritage Site formed by water flowing through the mountainous karst of the area.