[3] The mountain is a popular destination with tourists and amateur hikers, as it is easily accessible from the Blue Ridge Parkway.

The hiking trail and visitors' center are staffed and maintained by the National Park Service, part of the United States Department of the Interior.

Waterrock Knob is named as such because of a spring located near the summit where hunters would refill their canteens.

The mountain's summit is located within the Blue Ridge Parkway National Park Service unit.

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