If you enjoy hiking and waterfalls you should really check this place out, especially if you and your friends are looking for something to do before classes start. It is a very easy hike, but then there is a pretty sweet waterfall at the end, and if you dare to brave the frigid waters you can swim a little too.
Directions
Travel west on 460 towards Bluefield. You need to drive to a little town called Pembroke. This takes roughly half and hour from campus. Then take a right turn on Cascades Drive, you will see a large wooden sign the says something like welcome to the cascades, blah blah blah, don’t feed the bears, blah blah blah. No bears, just kidding. Okay now drive to the very end of Cascades drive, maybe 10 minutes to so, and you will be in a parking lot all of a sudden. There is a small fee for parking, either 2 or 3 dollars, cash, and it is on the honor system. Then you are there and free to hike. It is about 2 hours total if you hang around the waterfall for a while, or veer off the trail for a little exploring.
If you think waterfalls are cool in the summer you should check this one out in the winter, because it freezes over.
