• Visitors bask in a golden sunset at Dickey Ridge Visitor Center in Shenandoah National Park

    Shenandoah

    National Park Virginia

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  • Vehicle Fuel Available at Big Meadows ONLY!

    Vehicle fuel is only available at Big Meadows (mile 52). Gas service has been discontinued at the Loft and Elkwallow areas.

Research

Conducting research or doing a scientific project in the park will require a free permit. To find out more visit the >
National Park Service Research and Reporting System (RPRS)...

Search the list of Investigator 's Annual Reports (IAR) that have come from research past and present in the park.

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Park staff conducting a GPS training for a project in Big Meadows.
Park staff conducting a GPS training for a project in Big Meadows.
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Did You Know?

A hiker is dwarfed by the huge, round, lichen-covered boulders of Old Rag Mountain.

The large rounded boulders on the top of Old Rag, Shenandoah National Park’s most popular peak, were formed in place by chemical and physical weathering, called spheroidal weathering.