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Shenandoah National Park

, Virginia

NPCA REGION: Mid-Atlantic Regional Office

Acreage: 199,045.23

Category: National Park

Date Established: 12/26/1935

More Info: http://www.nps.gov/shen

Only 75 miles from the nation’s capital, Shenandoah National Park is nestled among the Blue Ridge Mountains in Central Virginia. At the park you can see wildlife from black bears to white tailed deer to bobcats, or hike sections of the Appalachian Trail. If you are a fisherman, try the pristine mountain streams for brook trout. Skyline Drive, 105 miles long, is a beautiful scenic drive through the ancient and gently rolling Blue Ridge Mountains. Ride sections of Skyline Drive or the entire length on your bike! Come for the hiking, the wildlife, or just some rest and relaxation!

—Caroline Griffith

NPCA Recommends

From Hawksbill, one of the park’s highest peaks at over 4,000 feet and a great day hike, enjoy gorgeous vistas of the Virginia Piedmont to the east and the Shenandoah Valley to the West.

If You Go

If you decide to bike Skyline Drive, be cautious, as they are no bike lanes on the road and many cars.

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Comments

Are you able to hike during the month of december in shenandoah np?

Submitted by barby r. at: October 9, 2009

I camped in the Shenadoah park 25 yrs ago on my honeymoon and fell in love! Over the years we have taken our three kids there so they can love it too.

Submitted by mac at: October 9, 2009

please send info on park via e-mail Thanks TED

Submitted by TED at: September 23, 2009

America needs its National Parks

Submitted by Anonymous at: May 23, 2009

I went here with my whole family. We enjoyed the wonderful sunrises and the blue mountins. This is my overall favirote park

Submitted by Anonymous at: April 29, 2009

This is my park, and I love it there. I have counted as many as 48 deer in a single morning, along with a dozen raccoons, hawks, squirrels, rabbits, owls, and even a black bear. The sunrises are heavenly, and I love to visit before dawn and commune with the wildlife. It is a special place -- it is my park.

Submitted by CW at: February 27, 2009

We visited Shenandoah over the 4th of July holiday this year. Facilities were well maintained. trails that we hyked were in very good shape over the 20+ miles of trekking we did. Roads were being repaired and open, though Panorama was closed due to reconstuction. Rangers were friendly and visible through out the park, and the parks campgrounds were clean appearing on our drive thrus though we did not use them. We did see bear, deer and wild turkey among other wildlife. This park is a wonderful oasis from the hoorid megalopolous to the east. Thank heavens it's only 5 hours from South Jersey!!!

Submitted by Joeski1 at: August 4, 2008

I love going to Shenandoah on weekends to take pictures! It's just far enough from DC to make it easy to visit but still wild. I only wish the service buildings were open earlier and later in the year.

Submitted by John Brian at: May 21, 2008