• 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.

Outdoor Activities

Two visitors catch a wondrous view of the Shenandoah Valley from a rocky ledge in Shenandoah.
NPS Bob Kuhns
 

If the outdoors is your thing, Shenandoah is your place to be! With over 500 miles of hiking trails, and almost all of its 196,000 acres open to backcountry camping, you can spend your entire vacation outdoors! You'll also find unique opportunities for birdwatching, wildlife viewing, discovering the natural world, or simply gazing across the horizon. Shenandoah is the place for recreation and re-creation!

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  • Wilderness Wilderness

    Learn about Shenandoah's Wilderness Read More

  • Visit the Online Bookstore Visit the Online Bookstore

    For more detailed hiking guides, maps and many other items! Read More

  • Backcountry Camping Backcountry Camping

    Backcountry and Wilderness camping information. Read More

  • Old Rag Map Old Rag Map

    Get a map and directions. (pdf 198 kb) Read More

Did You Know?

Shenandoah National Park’s scenic highway, Skyline Drive, winds through a tunnel of trees in all their fall color glory.

Skyline Drive, the only public road through Shenandoah National Park, rides the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains for 105 miles through the park, then joins the Blue Ridge Parkway which connects Shenandoah to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, NC.