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Shenandoah National Park / ˈ ʃ ɛ n ə n ˌ d oʊ ə / (often / ˈ ʃ æ n ə n ˌ d oʊ ə /) is a national park of the United States that encompasses part of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia. The park is long and narrow, with the Shenandoah River and its broad valley to the west, and the rolling hills of the Virginia Piedmont to the east.
Big Meadows is a recreational area of the Shenandoah National Park in Madison County and Page County, in the US state of Virginia.The meadow is located on the Skyline Drive at Milepost 51 and contains the park's Harry F. Byrd Visitor Center, a lodge, camp store, and camping area.
Marking the border between Madison County and Page County in Virginia, the summit of Hawksbill Mountain is the highest point in Shenandoah National Park, as well as the highest point in both Madison and Page counties. The north face of Hawksbill Peak is a 2,500-foot (760 m) drop into Timber Hollow, which is the largest elevation change in the park.
The upper Old Rag parking area was closed to public vehicles in 2010. Parking was limited to the lower field parking area, adding a 0.9-mile (1.4 km) walk on asphalt. In 2019, the National Park Service announced the construction two new parking lots, forming a new trailhead. With this addition, the previous primary field lot is only used for ...
Farther to the south, Skyline Drive reaches Hawksbill Gap Parking, where a trail leads to Hawksbill Mountain, the highest peak in Shenandoah National Park at 4,051 feet (1,235 m). The road continues along and comes to the east-facing Old Rag View Overlook, where it turns to the west and passes south of Upper Hawksbill Parking.
Dark Hollow Falls is a waterfall in Shenandoah National Park in the US state of Virginia. It is the closest waterfall to Skyline Drive and is the most-traveled trail in the park. [1] [2] The falls are at an elevation of 3,429 feet and cascade 70 feet. The trail is a 1.4-mile loop from the parking lot on Skyline Drive. [3]
Mary's Rock, also known as Marys Rock, is a 3,514-foot (1,071 m) tall mountain in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, United States. The peak is just south of the Thornton Gap Entrance of the park, and north of the taller Pinnacle. Mary's Rock is the eighth highest peak in Shenandoah National Park.
Massanutten Lodge in Skyland Resort. Skyland Resort is a hotel and resort in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia.. The Skyland Resort, originally called Stony Man Camp, was built in 1895 at what later became the highest point on the Skyline Drive, with a sweeping view of the Shenandoah Valley at 3,680 feet.