Description
Mayo River State Park has five access points. Deshazo Mill has river access points and a waterfall on Fall Creek.
At the Mayo River State Park main access, there are hiking trails, fishing ponds, a picnic area and shelter, and a group campsite. Four accesses—Deshazo Mill, Anglin Mill, Hickory Creek, and Mayodan—allow entry to the river with Class II rapids.
Recreation
Four Mayo River State Park accesses—Deshazo Mill, Anglin Mill, Hickory Creek, and Mayodan—allow entry to the river with Class II rapids for paddling.
Fall Creek Falls trail is about 0.5-miles along the trail following Fall Creek beyond the waterfall to the Mayo River and upriver to the North Carolina / Virginia boundary line ending at a natural rock formation that extends into the Mayo River.
This is a one-way trail.
Geography
Deshazo Mill access has a waterfall on Fall Creek and a rock formation in the river known as Byrd’s Ledge
