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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.
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Attention Hikers!
There has been an outbreak of Norovirus among Appalachian Trail (A.T.) hikers. For information about how to protect yourself click here. More »
Shenandoah National Park Sponsors Wildflower Weekend
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Contact: Mara Meisel, 540-999-3282 Native flowers will be in the spotlight during Shenandoah National Park’s 21st annual Wildflower Weekend, May 12 and 13, 2007. Visitors will have a chance to meet woodland beauties such as wild geranium, trillium, jack-in-the-pulpit, and many others on a variety of naturalist-led hikes. The Feature Program this year will be a digital photography workshop for beginners with an optional Filed Session, presented by Rob and Ann Simpson. Hikes include Millers Head, Mill Prong, Pocosin Mission, Gravel Springs-Bluff Trail, Limberlost, Appalachian Trail, Stony Man-Passamaquoddy Loop, and South River Falls trails. There will also be bird walks, a butterfly walk, children’s programs, a wildflower identification hike for beginners, and more. Click here for the complete program schedule (pdf, 18 kb). Programs are free, and there is no registration required. There is a $15-per-car entrance fee to the park, good for seven days. For more information about Wildflower Weekend, call the park at 540-999-3283. |
Did You Know?
Shenandoah National Park may be one of the few places where you could see a spotted skunk sitting under a gray birch tree. The spotted skunk is at the northern part of its range while the gray birch is at the southern part of its range.