The oldest state-managed natural area in Virginia, it was first acquired in 1954 to help protect views of the gorge along the Maury River.

The site contains stands of chestnut oak, pine-oak-heath woodland, rocky scrub communities, regionally rare plants such as freshwater cordgrass (Spartina pectinata), and habitat for the Appalachian jewelwing, a locally rare damselfly.

[2][3] Goshen Pass Natural Area Preserve is owned and maintained by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation.

The preserve is open to the public; however, as it is contiguous with the Goshen and Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area (WMA), a WMA access permit is required for parking.

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