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Shenandoah National Park
Facilities Schedule
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Facility Opening/Closing Dates - 2009
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Facility
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Skyline
Drive Mile
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Opening
Dates
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Closing
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Comments
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VISITOR CENTERS (more...)
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Dickey Ridge Visitor Center
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4.7
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April 9
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November 29, 5:00 p.m.
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Apr. 9 - 23:
Open Thurs.- Mon.
Apr. 24 - Nov. 7:
Open 7 days a week
Nov. 8 - 29:
Open Thurs.- Mon. (Closed Thanksgiving)
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Harry F. Byrd, Sr. Visitor Center
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51.0
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April 3
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November 29, 5:00 p.m.
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Open seven days a week (Closed Thanksgiving)
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Loft Mountain Information Center
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79.5
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May 23
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November 1, 5:00 p.m.
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Open Weekends and holidays only
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FOOD, LODGING & OTHER SERVICES (more...)
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Elkwallow Wayside
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24.0
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April 9
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November 8, 5:30 p.m.
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Food, gifts, gasoline, camping supplies
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Skyland Resort
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41.7
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April 2
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November 29, noon
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Food, lodging, gifts
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Big Meadows Lodge
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51.2
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May 22
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November 8, noon
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Food, lodging, gifts
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Big Meadows Wayside
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51.2
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March 27
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November 29, 5:30 p.m.
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Food, gifts, gasoline, camping supplies
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Lewis Mountain Cabins and Campstore
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57.5
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April 10
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November 8, noon
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Lodging, gifts, camping supplies
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Loft Mountain Wayside
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79.5
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April 23
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November 8, 5:30
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Food, gifts, gasoline, camping supplies
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CAMPGROUNDS (more...)
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Mathews Arm Campground
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22.2
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May 15
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November 1, noon
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1st come-1st served & reservation sites. Group sites available through reservations.
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Big Meadows Campground, Showers/Laundry
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51.2
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March 27
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November 29, noon
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1st come-1st served, reservations available 5/6-11/7. Group sites available through reservations.
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Lewis Mountain Campground, Campstore, Showers/Laundry
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57.5
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April 10
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November 8, noon
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1st come-1st served.
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Loft Mountain Campground Campstore, Showers/Laundry
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79.5
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May 15
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November 1, noon
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1st come-1st served & reservation sites. Group sites available through reservations.
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PICNIC GROUNDS (more...)
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Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds
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4.7
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April 10
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November 29
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Opening/Closing date depends on weather
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Elkwallow Picnic Grounds
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24.1
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Open year-round
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Pinnacles Picnic Grounds
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36.7
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Open year-round
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Big Meadows Picnic Grounds
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51.2
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March 27
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November 29
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Opening/Closing date depends on weather
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Lewis Mountain Picnic Grounds
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57.5
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April 10
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November 8
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Opening/Closing date depends on weather
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South River Picnic Grounds
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62.8
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Open year-round
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Loft Mountain Picnic Grounds
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79.5
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Closed
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Dundo Picnic Grounds
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83.7
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Open year-round
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Did You Know?
From 1933 to 1942 an estimated 10,000 boys and young men of the Civilian Conservation Corps planted hundreds of thousands of trees, shrubs, and native plants in Shenandoah National Park. Many of these were grown in three CCC plant nurseries from seeds collected within the park.
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Last Updated: September 29, 2009 at 10:40 EST |
