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Shenandoah National Park
Skyline Drive Status
Skyline Drive - Status (Updated: 11/09/2009 at 12:15 a.m.)

Note: Inclement weather may necessitate closure of Skyline Drive at any time. Please call the park’s recorded information line: (540) 999-3500, 1, 1 for the most current Skyline Drive status.

District

Skyline Drive Section

Status

North District

US Hwy 340 to US Hwy 211

Front Royal (Mile 0) to Thornton Gap (Mile 31)
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OPEN 8am - 5pm

 

CLOSED 5pm - 8am

 

 

Central District
US Hwy 211 to US Hwy 33

Thornton Gap (Mile 31) to Swift Run Gap (Mile 65)
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OPEN

 

 

 

 

South District
US Hwy 33 to  US Hwy 250

Swift Run Gap (Mile 65) to Rockfish Gap (Mile 105)
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OPEN 8am - 5pm

 

CLOSED 5pm - 8am

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

Did You Know?
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.

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Last Updated: November 09, 2009 at 00:27 EST