Roaring Run Falls is a waterfall on Roaring Run in Botetourt County, Virginia, in the Ridge and Valley region, with a total height of about 60 feet. It lies about 6.4 miles southeast of Fairlawn and roughly 30.4 miles north of Roanoke as the crow flies.
At 60 feet it is on the modest side for Virginia, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 69 feet; it ranks 29th of 53. The water comes down as a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another.
The Ridge and Valley is a corridor of long, parallel forested ridges and farmed limestone valleys running the length of the Appalachians. Waterfalls occur where streams cut through resistant sandstone on the ridges.
There are 4 recorded waterfalls in Botetourt County. Falling Spring Falls, a 69-foot plunge waterfall, is about 11.2 miles away. Stony Run Falls, a 50-foot tiered waterfall, is about 12.8 miles away. Blue Suck Falls, a 50-foot tiered waterfall, is about 14.1 miles away.
Roaring Run Falls is located at 37.7100° N, 79.9001° 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.