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Shenandoah National ParkThe brilliant purple of the deptford pink flower shines brightly in Big Meadows.
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Shenandoah National Park
Visitor Centers
 
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Dickey Ridge Visitor Center

Open daily 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Location: Mile 4.7 on Skyline Drive
Available Facilities: Restrooms, information desk, exhibits, orientation movie, bookstore, publications, maps, backcountry permits, and first aid. Fox Hollow Trail trailhead across Skyline Drive from visitor center.

Harry F. Byrd, Sr. Visitor Center

Open daily 8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Location: Milepost 51 on Skyline Drive
Available Facilities: Restrooms, information desk, exhibits, ranger programs, videos, bookstore, publications, maps, backcountry permits, and first aid. Big Meadows across Skyline Drive from visitor center.

Loft Mountain Information Center

Open 9 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Friday - Sunday only 


Location: Mile 79.5 on Skyline Drive
Available Facilities: Restrooms, information desk, small bookstore, publications, maps, backcountry permits, first aid. Frazier Trail trailhead across Skyline Drive from information center.
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt visiting the CCC camps in Shenandoah 1933, taking time to have lunch with enrollees at Big Meadows.  

Did You Know?
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt visited the Civilian Conservation Corps camp at Big Meadows in August 1933 and returned to Big Meadows in July 1936 to dedicate Shenandoah National Park.

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Last Updated: June 16, 2008 at 17:39 EST