Fall color at Little Devils Stairs Overlook on Skyline Drive.
NPS · Public domain

Little Devils Stairs Loop

A long loop down Keyser Run Fire Road to the park boundary and back up the steep, rocky gorge of Little Devils Stairs.

Stays on the map
Distance
7.4 mi
circuit
Elevation gain
1,897 ft
Hiking time
8 hr 30 min
NPS estimate, no breaks
Difficulty
Strenuous
NPS scale

Dogs allowed on a leash

Leash no longer than 6 feet at all times. NPS pet rules

Park entrance pass only

$30 per vehicle, good for 7 days, or an annual pass. NPS fees

Highlights

    Before you go

    • Stay on the fire road and respect private land near the boundary.

    Where to stay, by the drive

    Rank on the map

    Ordered by drive time to the parking area, then by how close the stay is to this area and how complete and current its listing is. How ranking works.

    Fall color in Mathews Arm Campground.
    Unclaimed Dogs welcome

    Range View Cabin (PATC)

    Primitive hike-in cabin inside the park · Skyline Drive, mile 22

    7min drive

    2.9 mi by road · 2.3 mi straight

    Fall color in Mathews Arm Campground.
    Unclaimed

    Mathews Arm Campground

    National park campground · Skyline Drive, mile 22.2

    10min drive

    3.6 mi by road · 2.2 mi straight

    Main Street in Sperryville, Virginia, in October.
    Unclaimed

    Hopkins Ordinary

    Bed and breakfast with a brewery · Sperryville

    23min drive

    7.4 mi by road · 7.1 mi straight

    Late fall panorama from Pinnacles Overlook on Skyline Drive, with Old Rag Mountain in the distance.
    Unclaimed Dogs welcome

    Corbin Cabin (PATC)

    Primitive hike-in cabin inside the park · Skyline Drive, mile 37.8

    40min drive

    18.5 mi by road · 11.7 mi straight

    Aerial view of Luray, Virginia.
    Unclaimed

    The Mimslyn Inn

    Historic inn · Luray

    43min drive

    22.1 mi by road · 13 mi straight

    Exterior of the Skyland dining room and taproom.
    Unclaimed

    Skyland

    Lodge rooms and cabins inside the park · Skyline Drive, mile 41.7

    51min drive

    22.8 mi by road · 13.2 mi straight

    Fields toward the Blue Ridge from Route 231 near Etlan, Madison County.
    Unclaimed Some pet-friendly units

    Graves Mountain Farm & Lodges

    Lodge rooms, cabins, farmhouses and campground · Syria

    55min drive

    26.8 mi by road · 19 mi straight

    16 more beyond 60 minutes
    Fog and red blueberry over Big Meadows in fall.
    Unclaimed Dogs welcome

    Rock Spring Cabin (PATC)

    Primitive hike-in cabin inside the park · Skyline Drive, mile 48

    1 hr 2 mindrive

    28.7 mi by road · 16.3 mi straight

    Panorama across a field toward Old Rag from Route 231 near Etlan.
    Host verified Dogs welcome

    Birch's Library

    Cabin, 1865 homestead · Syria

    1 hr 12 mindrive

    26.5 mi by road · 15.4 mi straight

    Sunrise over Big Meadows.
    Unclaimed

    Big Meadows Campground

    National park campground (reservation only) · Skyline Drive, mile 51

    1 hr 14 mindrive

    32.7 mi by road · 18.5 mi straight

    Exterior of Big Meadows Lodge.
    Unclaimed

    Big Meadows Lodge

    Lodge rooms and cabins inside the park · Skyline Drive, mile 51

    1 hr 15 mindrive

    32.8 mi by road · 18.6 mi straight

    Moss phlox on the rocks at Crescent Rock Overlook in spring.
    Unclaimed

    Lewis Mountain Cabins

    Rustic cabins inside the park · Skyline Drive, mile 57.5

    1 hr 23 mindrive

    38.1 mi by road · 25.1 mi straight

    Evening light on the rocks of Bearfence Mountain.
    Unclaimed

    Lewis Mountain Campground

    National park campground (first-come, first-served) · Skyline Drive, mile 57.5

    1 hr 23 mindrive

    38.1 mi by road · 25.2 mi straight

    Downtown Middleburg, Virginia.
    Unclaimed

    Salamander Middleburg

    Resort and spa · Middleburg

    1 hr 27 mindrive

    43.1 mi by road · 31.4 mi straight

    Evening light on the rocks of Bearfence Mountain.
    Unclaimed Dogs welcome

    Pocosin Cabin (PATC)

    Primitive hike-in cabin inside the park · Skyline Drive, mile 59.8

    1 hr 27 mindrive

    40.2 mi by road · 27.1 mi straight

    The Big Run watershed from Big Run Overlook, South District.
    Unclaimed

    Massanutten Resort

    Resort lodging · McGaheysville

    1 hr 34 mindrive

    51.9 mi by road · 36.8 mi straight

    The Downtown Mall in Charlottesville.
    Unclaimed

    Boar's Head Resort

    Resort · Charlottesville

    1 hr 41 mindrive

    58.2 mi by road · 51.3 mi straight

    The Downtown Mall in Charlottesville.
    Unclaimed

    Keswick Hall

    Resort hotel · Keswick

    1 hr 50 mindrive

    61.2 mi by road · 51.5 mi straight

    West Beverley Street in Staunton.
    Unclaimed

    Blackburn Inn

    Inn and conference center · Staunton

    1 hr 54 mindrive

    80.2 mi by road · 60.9 mi straight

    West Beverley Street in Staunton.
    Unclaimed

    Hotel 24 South

    Historic hotel · Staunton

    1 hr 54 mindrive

    80.1 mi by road · 60.9 mi straight

    Lower Doyles River Falls.
    Unclaimed Dogs welcome

    Doyles River Cabin (PATC)

    Primitive hike-in cabin inside the park · Skyline Drive, mile 81.1

    1 hr 59 mindrive

    67.4 mi by road · 41.9 mi straight

    Loft Mountain Wayside on Skyline Drive.
    Unclaimed

    Loft Mountain Campground

    National park campground · Skyline Drive, mile 79.5

    2 hr 2 mindrive

    67.2 mi by road · 41.8 mi straight

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