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Shenandoah National ParkExhibit panels at historic Rapidan Camp offer visitors an in-depth look at the Hoovers in Shenandoah.
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Shenandoah National Park
President & Mrs. Hoover's Rapidan Camp
Click here to visit the National Park Service's American Presidents site, which contains comprehensive information about Rapidan Camp.
 
 
 
A ranger shows visitors historical images as they tour Rapidan Camp.
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Explore Rapidan Camp!

Shenandoah National Park offers a ranger-guided tours of the Hoover's Presidential getaway late spring through fall. Click here for more information and the current Ranger Programs schedule.

The camp features the president's cabin, The Brown House, which has been historically refurnished to its 1929 appearance.

A recently-completed exhibit, located in the historic Prime Minister's Cabin, offers visitors an insight into the Hoovers' lives and their time at Rapidan Camp, as well as Herbert C. Hoover's Depression-Era presidency.
The green sharply serrated leaves of chestnut shoots can be found throughout the park.  

Did You Know?
American chestnut trees, whose trunks were killed off by a fungus blight long ago, still send up shoots that you can see along many of Shenandoah National Park’s trails.

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Last Updated: October 03, 2008 at 10:34 EST