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The Skyline Drive runs 105 miles north and south along the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Shenandoah National Park and is the only public road through the Park. It takes about three hours to travel the entire length of the Park on a clear day.
Nature's Calling! Just 75 miles from the bustle of Washington, D.C., Shenandoah National Park is a land bursting with cascading waterfalls, spectacular vistas, fields of wildflowers, and quiet wooded hollows.
We've put together trail maps with recommended day hikes for different areas of the Park. Print them out, or download the accessible PDFs to take with you on your mobile device. Note that all of these maps are intended for short, day hikes only.
There are four entrance stations to Shenandoah National Park, but only one has a physical address. Skyline Drive is the main road that runs the span of Shenandoah. The campgrounds, dining and lodging options, gift shops, and the majority of hiking trailheads are directly off of Skyline Drive.
You are required to pay an entrance fee in order to access Shenandoah National Park, whether you're driving on Skyline Drive or hiking in from the boundary.
Skyland has lodging accommodations ranging from premium rooms to small detached cabins, preferred and traditional rooms, suites, and pet friendly rooms - located in 28 separate buildings along the ridge and in the wooded areas on over 27 acres of Shenandoah National Park. To check for availability, call 540-999-2212.
Alert, Severity, information, Skyline Drive is Open Skyline Drive is fully open and operating under normal conditions. There are no trail closures at this time.
Shenandoah National Park is always open, however, portions of Skyline Drive, the only public road through the Park, are periodically closed during inclement weather. Visitors may still enter the Park on foot to hike even when Skyline Drive is closed.
Preview road conditions using Virginia Department of Transportation webcams in the Shenandoah Valley and a few on Skyline Drive. Last updated: January 29, 2024.
Skyline Drive History. “It is a wonder way over which the tourist will ride comfortably in his car while he is stirred by a view as exhilarating as the aviator may see from the plane.”. - U.S. Senator Harry F. Byrd (Virginia) NPS archives photo.