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Contact Info
Luray, VA 22835
- Phone:
- 540-999-3500
- Toll-Free:
- 800-732-0911
Basics
- Type:
- Other
Description
Gazing across the horizon from the peaks of Shenandoah National Park, it's hard to believe you are just 75 miles from the bustle of the nation's capital. Take Skyline Drive along the crest of the mountains through the woods and past spectacular vistas. Hike in the shade of oak trees along the Appalachian Trail, discover the stories from Shenandoah's past, or just relax in the wonder of wilderness.
Hours + Fees
Hours:
Shenandoah National Park is always open. However, portions of Skyline Drive, the only public road through the park, are periodically closed during inclement weather and at night during deer hunting season. Visitors can still enter the park on foot to hike even when the Drive is closed.
Facilities and services begin operating in March and close down completely in late November.
For more information call the park’s recorded information line: (540) 999-3500
Big Meadows Wayside is opening early on weekends only March 3-18.
Map + Directions
Basic Directions
Shenandoah National Park is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia just west of Washington, D.C. and stretches over 100 miles from its northern entrance at Front Royal to its southern entrance near Waynesboro.
Four highways bisect the park and numerous gateway communities offer additional services. The park’s four entrances are located at
- Front Royal accessible via I-66 and Route 340
- Thornton Gap accessible via Route 211
- Swift Run Gap accessible via Route 33
- Rockfish Gap accessible via I-64 and Route 250
(Rockfish Gap is also the northern entrance to the Blue Ridge Parkway.)
