Important Dates
- May 22, 1926 - Date Authorized
- December 26, 1935 - Date Established
- July 3, 1936 - Park dedicated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Lands Information
Total acres - 197,438.76
- Albemarle County - 14,681.16 acres
- Augusta County - 12,269.42 acres
- Greene County - 15,284.65 acres
- Madison County - 33,106.22 acres
- Page County - 38,613.77 acres
- Rappahannock County - 31,856.33 acres
- Rockingham County - 37,968.58 acres
- Warren County - 13,658.63 acres
Designated Wilderness acres - 79,579
- North District - 25,100 acres
- Central District - 21,380 acres
- South District - 33,099 acres
Facilities
Roads and Trails
- 236 miles of roads, including
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- 105 miles of Skyline Drive
- 70 overlooks
- 516 miles of hiking trails, including
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- 200 miles of designated horse trails
- 101 miles of Appalachian Trail
National Park Service Facilities
- 4 entrance stations
- 2 visitor centers
- Dickey Ridge Visitor Center (mile 4.6
- Big Meadows Visitor Center (mile 51)
- 2 boundary contact stations
- 5 campgrounds
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- Mathews Arm Campground 179 sites
- Big Meadows Campground 217 sites
- Lewis Mountain Campground 32 sites
- Dundo Group Campground (3 sites, 7-20 people)
- Loft Mountain Campground 219 sites
- 7 picnic grounds
DNC Parks & Resorts at Shenandoah, Inc.
- 3 lodging facilities - 285 rooms total
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- Skyland - 178 rooms
- Big Meadows Lodge - 97 rooms
- LewisMountain Cabins - 10 rooms
- 5 food service outlets - 530 seats
- 7 merchandise outlets
- 1 gas station
- 3 public showers/laundries
- 1 stable for trail rides
- 2 conference facilities (Big Meadows and Skyland)
Potomac Appalachian Trail Club
Natural and Cultural Resources
Cultural Resources
- 2 National Historic Landmarks (Rapidan Camp and Skyline Drive National Historic Landmark District)
- 1 Structure (Corbin Cabin) listed on the National Register of Historic Places
- 351 Buildings and structures included on the List of Classified Structures
- 609 Significant, recorded archeological sites, 11 of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places
- 100+ cemeteries
Plants
- 1406 Vascular plant species
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- 1026 herb species
- 55 ferns and club moss species
- 139 shrub species
- 132 tree species
- 54 vine species
- 1046 Native plant species
- 360 Non-native plant species
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- 41 considered invasive, non-native species
- 30 Native plant communities (or "associations") described by the National Vegetation Classification System
- 62 State rare plant species
- 8 Globally rare plant species
- 10 Globally rare plant community types
- 1650 Non-vascular plant species
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- 815 Bryophyte species (mosses, liverworts, hornworts)
- 476 Fungus species
- 359 Lichen species
Animals
- 53 species of mammals
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- 36 species of small mammals
- 17 species of mid/large mammals
- 38 species of fish
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- 10 species of game fish (3 species of trout)
- 28 species of non-game fish
- 26 species of reptiles
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- 18 snakes (2 species of venomous snakes)
- 5 turtles
- 3 lizards
- 24 species of amphibians
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- 10 toads and frogs
- 14 salamanders and newts (1 Federally endangered salamander)
- Over 200 species of birds
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- Largest Bird - Wild Turkey
- Longest Wing Span - Golden Eagle
- State-threatened Species - Peregrine Falcon (breeding) and Bald Eagle (occasional)
Geologic Resources and Topography
- Three primary bedrock types - granitic, siliciclastic, basaltic
- 69 peaks with elevation over 3,000 feet
- Highest peak - Hawksbill at 4,051 feet
- Lowest elevation - 535 feet near the north end
Water Resources
- Over 90 streams
- Highest waterfall - Overall Run - 93 feet
- Most visited waterfall - Dark Hollow Falls (70')
Weather
- Temperatures range from -10o to 1000
- Precipitation Average: 40-60 inches annually
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