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Shenandoah National Park
Facilities Schedule

Facility Opening/Closing Dates - 2008


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Opening
Dates

Closing
Dates

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VISITOR CENTERS  (more...) 

Dickey Ridge Visitor Center

4.7

March 21

November 30, 5:00 p.m.

Through 11/1:
Open seven days a week

11/2 – 11/30:
Open Thu-Sun, (Closed Tue/Wed and Thanksgiving)

Harry F. Byrd, Sr. Visitor Center

51.0

March 21

November 30, 5:00 p.m.

Open seven days a week (Closed Thanksgiving)

Loft Mountain Information Center

79.5

May 23

October 26

Open Weekends and holidays only

FOOD, LODGING & OTHER SERVICES (more...)

Elkwallow Wayside

24.0

April 18

November 2

Food, gifts, gasoline, camping supplies

Skyland Resort

41.7

March 20

November 30

Food, lodging, gifts

Big Meadows Lodge

51.2

April 25

November 2

Food, lodging, gifts

Big Meadows Wayside

51.2

March 15

November 30

Food, gifts, gasoline, camping supplies

Lewis Mountain Cabins and Campstore

57.5

April 11

November 2

Lodging, gifts, camping supplies

Loft Mountain Wayside

79.5

April 18    

November 9

Food, gifts, gasoline, camping supplies

CAMPGROUNDS (more...)

Mathews Arm Campground

22.2

May 16

October 26

1st come-1st served & reservation sites. Group sites available through reservations.

Big Meadows Campground, Showers/Laundry

51.2

March 21

November 30

1st come-1st served, reservations available 5/6-10/25. Group sites available through reservations.

Lewis Mountain Campground, Campstore, Showers/Laundry

57.5

April 11

November 2

1st come-1st served.

Loft Mountain Campground Campstore, Showers/Laundry

79.5

May 16

October 26

1st come-1st served & reservation sites. Group sites available through reservations. 

PICNIC GROUNDS (more...)

Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds

4.7

March 21

November 30

Opening/Closing date depends on weather

Elkwallow Picnic Grounds

24.1

 

 

Open year-round

Pinnacles Picnic Grounds

36.7

 

 

Open year-round

Big Meadows Picnic Grounds

51.2

March 21

November 30

Opening/Closing date depends on weather

Lewis Mountain Picnic Grounds

57.5

April 11

November 2

Opening/Closing date depends on weather

South River Picnic Grounds

62.8

 

 

Open year-round

Loft Mountain Picnic Grounds

79.5

 

 

Closed

Dundo Picnic Grounds

83.7

 

 

Open year-round

 



The huge gray granite boulders rise above the green ridges of Old Rag Mountain.  

Did You Know?
A favorite of hikers, Shenandoah National Park’s Old Rag Mountain is made of billion-year-old granite.

Last Updated: June 16, 2008 at 17:50 EST