Skyline Drive


Skyline Drive

Parks Directory of the United States / National Scenic BywaysAddress:Shenandoah National Park
3655 US Highway 211 East
Luray, VA 22835

Phone:540-999-3500
Web: www.nps.gov/shen/ Description:Skyline Drive is an integral element of Shenandoah National Park and is the only public road through the park. Together they were created to to provide outstanding views of the scenic and historic Shenandoah Valley and Piedmont Region of Virginia and to protect the natural and cultural resources of the northern Blue Ridge. Although best known for its vibrant fall foliage, the park is no less spectacular (and a lot less crowded) in the spring when the wildflowers and trees are in full bloom. Portions of Skyline Drive areperiodically closed during inclement weather and at night during deerhunting season. Visitors can still enter the park on foot to hike evenwhen the Drive is closed.
Legth: 105 miles. Start/Endpoint: Beginning near the town of Waynesboro, Skyline Drive runs north through Shenandoah National Park and ends inthe town of Front Royal. It is located 91 miles from Richmond, VA and 80 miles from Washington, DC. Designation/Year: National Scenic Byway (2005).

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