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Important Dates:

• May 22, 1926 - Date Authorized
• December 26, 1935 - Date Established
• July 3, 1936 - Park dedicated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt

Lands Information:

Facilities:

Roads and Trails

• 236 miles of roads, including
• • 105 miles of Skyline Drive
• 75 overlooks
• 516 miles of hiking trails, including
• • 200 miles of designated horse trails
  • 101 miles of Appalachian Trail

National Park Service Facilities

• 4 entrance stations
• 3 visitor centers
• 2 boundary contact stations (weekend only)
• 4 campgrounds
• • Mathews Arm Campground 179 sites
  • Big Meadows Campground 217 sites
  • Lewis Mountain Campground 32 sites
  • Loft Mountain Campground 219 sites
• 1 group campground 7 sites
• 7 picnic areas

ARAMARK

• 3 lodging facilities - 286 rooms total
• • Skyland – 179 rooms
  • Big Meadows Lodge – 97 rooms
  • LewisMountain – 10 rooms
• 3 waysides
• 5 food service outlets - 530 seats
• 6 merchandise outlets
• 3 service stations
• 3 public showers/laundries
• 1 stable for trail rides

PotomacAppalachian Trail Club

• 6 backcountry cabins

Natural and Cultural Resources:

Cultural Resources

• 1 National Historic Landmark (Rapidan Camp)
• 1 District (all of Skyline Drive) listed on the National Register of Historic Places
• 1 Structure (Massanutten Lodge) individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places
• 349 Buildings and structures included on the List of Classified Structures
• 577 Significant, recorded archeological sites, 11 of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places
• 100+ cemeteries

Plants

• 1300+ species of plants
• • 267 species of trees and shrubs
  • 95% of park forested

Animals

• About 50 species of mammals
• • 1 species of ungulate
  • 1 species of bear
• 32 species of fish
• 27 species of reptiles
• • 18 snakes
  • 2 species of poisonous snake
  • 5 turtles
  • 3 skinks
  • 1 lizard
• 24 species of amphibians
• • 10 toads and frogs
  • 14 salamanders and newts
  • 1 Federally endangered salamander
• Over 200 species of birds
• • Largest Bird - Wild Turkey
  • Longest Wing Span - Turkey Vulture

Geologic Resources and Topography

• Three primary bedrock types – granitic, siliciclastic, basaltic
• Over 60 peaks with elevation over 3,000 feet
• Highest peak - Hawksbill at 4,049 feet
• Lowest elevation - 561 feet near the north end

Water Resources

• Over 90 streams
• Highest waterfall - Overall Run - 93 feet
• Most visited waterfall - DarkHollowFalls - 70 feet

Weather

• Temperatures range from -10^o to 100⁰ 
• Precipitation Average: 40-50 inches annually