Blue Ridge Parkway · North Carolina, Virginia

Otter Creek Trail

3.0 mi of trail, end to end · about 150 ft of climbing · 250 ft of descent · 618 ft–811 ft · trail class Developed · hiking

ViewsPicnic areasVisitor centersBridges

789 ft 661 ft · 2.3 mi high 808 ft

Along the way Otter Creek Bridge Otter Creek Culvert #6 Otter Creek Culvert #7 Virginia Route 130 & Otter Creek Bridge James River Picnic Area Lower Otter Creek Overlook Otter Lake Overlook B Terrapin Hill Overlook James River Visitor Center

Trailheads Trailhead 645 ft Drive there · Trailhead 789 ft Drive there · Trailhead 677 ft Drive there · Trailhead 659 ft Drive there

On the parks map

Other trails from the same trailheads

All 224 trails in Blue Ridge ParkwayFind a trailOn the parks mapPark on nps.gov

About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.