White-tailed bucks sparring in Big Meadows

Virginia · Southeast

Shenandoah
National Park

Photo: NPS Photo / Neal Lewis · Original photo

Some places change your perspective.

Skyline Drive along the Blue Ridge Mountains.

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. With over 200,000 acres of protected lands that are haven to deer, songbirds, and black bear, there's so much to explore...and your journey begins right here!

Park information: National Park Service.

LocationVirginia
Designated1935
Coordinates38.53°, -78.35°

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