Falling Rock Falls is a waterfall on Prater Creek in Franklin County, Virginia, in the Blue Ridge region. It lies about 5.6 miles southeast of Vinton and roughly 6.8 miles southeast of Roanoke as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data.
The Blue Ridge is the highest part of the southern Appalachians, a range of forested peaks and coves with oak, hickory, tulip poplar and hemlock and spruce-fir on the summits, in one of the wettest climates in the East. Steep mountain streams drop over granite, gneiss and quartzite ledges, giving the region hundreds of waterfalls.
It is the only recorded waterfall in Franklin County. Bottom Creek Falls, a 200-foot tiered waterfall, is about 19.5 miles away. Bent Mountain Falls, a 280-foot tiered waterfall, is about 19.9 miles away. Lick Fork Falls, a 100-foot tiered waterfall, is about 19.9 miles away.
Falling Rock Falls is located at 37.2135° N, 79.8404° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The creek name is confirmed against the federal Geographic Names Information System. The position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.