Virginia Scenic Rivers

The Virginia Scenic Rivers Program was enabled by the Virginia Scenic Rivers Act of 1970. Within Loudoun County are two Virginia-designated scenic rivers - Catoctin Creek from Waterford to the confluence of the Potomac, and Goose Creek from the confluence of the north and south prongs near Linden to the confluence of the Potomac. The designation as defined by the Virginia Department of Conservation & Recreation -

Additional Information:

Scenic Rivers Act - Catoctin Creek State Scenic River

Scenic Rivers Act - Goose Creek State Scenic River

For more information about what a Scenic River designation means, please read the Virginia Department of Conservation & Recreation, "What it does and doesn't do" fact sheet.