The lodge has a dining room, family-friendly entertainment, guided ranger programs and a Visitor Center nearby.

There is a dining room, family-friendly entertainment, ranger guided programs, horseback riding and a conference hall.īig Meadows Lodge - Milepost 51.2 - Big Meadows Lodge is a smaller lodge in Shenandoah National Park with just 25 rooms and 72 cabins, suites and traditional rooms. The Shenandoah National Park is approximately 75 miles long, lying on the backbone of the Blue Ridge and embracing some of its highest and most beautiful sections. Accommodations include 178 units ranging from historic cabins to modern hotel rooms and suites. The Skyline Drive is an area of more than 180,000 acres in the famous Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia and Shenandoah National Park, through which runs the 97-mile Skyline Drive. Shenandoah National Park's largest lodge is located at the highest point on Skyline Drive at 3,680 feet. See more than 140 cars, carriages, coaches and costumes from 1725. Also at Luray Caverns, visit the Car & Carriage Caravan Museum and experience the history of transportation. Explore this natural wonder with towering stone columns, mud flows, stalactites, stalagmites, crystal-clear pools and many other formations. Big Meadows, the largest developed area on Skyline Drive is located about halfway, at Milepost 51. At MP105, Skyline drive meets the Northern most portion of the Blue Ridge Parkway at Rockfish Gap. Luray Caverns are the largest caverns in the eastern United States and probably the most popular attraction in the Shenandoah Valley. The drive begins at Milepost 0 in Front Royal, Virginia and ends at Milepost 105 near the end of the Shenandoah National Park. By law, 80 percent of the money collected from entrance fees is used for projects that directly benefit visitors. You are required to pay an entrance fee in order to access Shenandoah National Park, whether you’re driving on Skyline Drive or hiking in from the boundary. Luray Caverns - 970 US Highway 211 West Luray, Virginia. Shenandoah Entrance Fee Single Vehicle 30.00. Kids also enjoy a ride on the miniature train, the Skyline Arrow.Īppalachian Trail - runs parallel to Skyline Drive with 500 miles of hiking trails, wildlife and outdoor adventure programs. Famous for its Anthrodites - Orchids of the Mineral Kingdom, Skyline Caverns is the closest natural wonder to Washington, DC.

Front Royal - northernmost entrance at Milepost 0.0

Skyline drive national park