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Shenandoah National Park
Accessibility
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| John F. Mitchell | | The accessible Limberlost Trail with mountain laurels in spectacular bloom. |
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Most facilities and services in the park are accessible or accessible with assistance.
Limberlost Trail (milepost 43), is ADA accessible, with a crushed greenstone walkway on a gentle grade. This circuit hike of 1.3 miles is for people of all ages. The trail passes through forest and a stand of mountain laurel - stunningly beautiful when it blooms in June. The forest is ever-changing! Once tall hemlocks and oaks shaded this trail, but most have been killed by insect invaders: the wooly adelgid and the gypsy moth. Recent storms have felled many of the dead trees. Today, notice what lives, including birches, maples, white pines. Look for wildflowers, from the bluets and violets of April to the yarrow, yellow hawkweed, and wild columbine of summer; discover ferns and mushrooms; listen for birds. And contemplate the resilience of nature.
Click here for a printable map of Limberlost Trail
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The exhibit at historic Rapidan Camp
Click here for a schedule of accessible Ranger Programs
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Lodging Information
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An inviting bench along Limberlost Trail.
Click for a downloadable map of accessible Limberlost Trail.
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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: March 03, 2009 at 07:58 EST |
