Virginia Cascades, Waterfall at Gibbon River, Wyoming.

Virginia Cascades is a 60-foot (18 m) cascade on the Gibbon River in Yellowstone National Park, just south of the Norris-Canyon road about 2.5 miles east of Norris Junction. The water slides down a stepped rock face rather than dropping in a single free fall. A one-way road runs along the north side of the cascades.

Virginia Cascades was named in 1886 by Ed Lamartine, who built the first wagon road between Norris and Canyon, to honor Virginia Gibson, wife of Charles Gibson of the Yellowstone Park Association. In 1880 superintendent Philetus Norris had called it Norris Falls; geologist Arnold Hague accepted the new name, preferring state names for park features.

The name dates from 1886, when Ed Lamartine, builder of the first wagon road between Norris and Canyon, named the falls for Virginia Gibson, wife of Charles Gibson of the Yellowstone Park Association. Superintendent Philetus Norris had called them Norris Falls in 1880; geologist Arnold Hague accepted the new name because he favoured naming features after states.

You can view the cascades from a designated overlook along Virginia Cascade Drive between Norris and Canyon Village. The rocks surrounding the waterfall can be slippery when wet, so wear proper footwear for safe viewing.

The flow of water changes dramatically between seasons, revealing different rock formations and patterns during low water periods. Winter transforms the cascades into formations of ice and frozen spray.