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Shenandoah National Park
Outdoor Activities
 
Two visitors catch a wondrous view of the Shenandoah Valley from a rocky ledge in Shenandoah.
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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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A camper assembles her campsite in Shenandoah's backcountry.
Backcountry Camping
Backcountry and Wilderness camping information.
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Old Rag hiker in fog
Old Rag Map
Get a map and directions. (pdf 198 kb)
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Learn about Shenandoah's Wilderness
Wilderness
Learn about Shenandoah's Wilderness
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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: August 06, 2010 at 13:00 MST