[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.1 square miles (8.0 km2), all land.
They are two miles east of Crimora Station on the Norfolk Southern Railway formerly known as the Shenandoah Valley Railroad.
The remains of the mine consist of three adjoining man-made lakes that range from 20 to 100 feet deep, with underwater shafts connecting multiple water sources around the Crimora area.
It is a U.S primary and has locally been called "The Bloody Highway" because of the above average crash statistics for Augusta County.
Route 340 was widened to a five-lane, unlimited access highway in 2002 in Crimora's village center but it is only 0.6 mile in length.
The boulder is accessible by foot from the Shenandoah National Park and The Appalachian Trail; the overlook has views of Crimora and surrounding areas.
Other landmarks include Davis Mountain and Wildcat ridge seen on the northern end of Crimora's Sampson area.
The Crimora Overlook is an automobile friendly pull off that lies directly on the Shenandoah National Park and can be seen above Wildcat ridge on a summit further east.
Around 2005 Augusta County built a town park beside the Community center on the banks of the South River.