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The Shenandoah National Park of Virginia is a U.S national Park standing in the state of Virginia. This USA national park is one of the most popular touristi destinations in eastern part USA. Over one million people visit the park every year. The national park in U.S is equally popular throughout the season. During the falling middle and later, part of October thousands of visitors drive along the Skyline Drive and get pleasure by admiring the falling foliage around. During spring, the entire park area gets primped with blooming wild flower. The Blue Ridge Mountain in Virginia is partly surrounded by the Shenandoah Park. The broad river valley of the Shenandoah River lies to the west of the national park. The hills of Virginia Piedmont rools down the east of the park. The Skyline Drive happens to be the most spectacular scenic point of the park. The Hawksbill Mountain is the highest peak of the region.
Visiting Shenandoah National Park
There are several entrances to the Shenandoah in every direction of it. The visitors can select any of the entry points One can even venture a few hundred feet and have a glimpse of the exquisite charm vested in the national park., If you can reach beyond the scenic drive, then Shenandoah will appear in a all new self before you. Make Big Meadows or Skyland your base and start exploring the beauty. There are also different activities such as, Bicycling, fishing, horseback riding, and others to indulge in. So take part in these vibrant activities and be merry.
Camping: There are four campgrounds in Shenandoah National Park. They are, Mathews Arm, Big Meadows, Lewis Mountain and Loft Mountain campgrounds. The wilderness of the national park gives way to enchanting backcountry camping experience. A permit is required to enjoy the ecstacy.
Guided Tours: The guided tours of Shenandoahinclude the different walking, hiking, and other tours of short and long span.
Opening Hours
ThePark is open throughout the year, at all time. The Skyline Drive and the public road runnibg through the park, although are closed periodically because of changing weather condition. During the Deer hunting season the park remains closed at night. Still, if the travelers want to enter the park on foot by hiking, then they can always do that.
How to Reach
Air: the nearby airports to Shenandoah park are Dulles International near Washington, D.C. and Charlottesville in Virginia.
Road: If you approach the Shenandoah Park by Roadways then it is just 70 miles away from Washington D.C. It will be better to take the I-66 running west to the US 340. Taking that advance to front royal, the northern entrance of Shenandoah. In order to reach the southern entrance, the Rockfish Gap, take I-64 from Charlotteville.Take US 211 from the west to reach Thornton Gap, the middle entrance by approaching through Luray. In order to reach the Swift Run Gap, take US 33 by heading to the east.
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