Shenandoah National Park - Backcountry and Wilderness Camping (U.S. National Park Service)

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Shenandoah National Park

Backcountry and Wilderness Camping

backcountry camping includes:
Preparing for a trip Safety & Travel tips Regulations Getting a Permit		Planning your trip Water Sources Downloads Map Information

For the safety of park visitors, the park has temporarily closed the upper and lower parking areas at Panorama while construction work is occurring. Therefore, the Marys Rock–Appalachian Trail trailhead is closed to all public access and vehicle parking.

For more information, click here.

For a handout containing Panorama closure information and alternative hikes, click here (pdf, 40 kb).

Shenandoah National Park has 196,000 acres of backcountry and wilderness and over 500 miles of trails to explore. Backcountry and wilderness camping allows you to immerse yourself in the beauty and challenge of Shenandoah’s wild side. By carrying everything you need to survive on your back, up over rocky peaks and down though lush stream hollows, you have an opportunity to discover a world beyond where the pavement ends.

“The wilderness itself is historic; the historic process that gave protection and allowed the return of wild nature is continuing. Shenandoah is both a preserving and a creating park.”

-Darwin Lambert

Leave No Trace
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For more detailed hiking guides & maps
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Wilderness
Learn about Shenandoah's Wilderness
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Camping
Plan your camping trip!
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			Did You Know? The first visitors to Shenandoah National Park during the 1930s and early 40s rarely saw deer. They were gradually restocked from four other states.

Last Updated: May 30, 2008 at 14:19 EST