| Page Views: 4,492 Last Visit to Shenandoah National Park: September, 2005 | Shenandoah National Park, VA by Shihar - last update: Sep 21, 2005 |
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My first VT travel page from scratch. How very exciting!! I will do my best to give you guys the best tips and advice I can offer.
We just got back from a few days at this great Park. I didn't want to go home! You will notice that I will reference all the trails and resturants that were visited. If you have any additional questions feel free to e-mail me.
Shenandoah NP- Luray, VA www.nps.gov/shen
Phone:540-999-3500 |
|  | How to get there... From Raleigh, NC to the entrance of the park took us approxiamtely 5 hours. We took HW- 64East to I-95N to 64 West in VA. You can take Route 64 to southern tip of park if you would like . We entered in the central region of the park so we took 29 N out of Charlottesville,VA to 33W to the Swift Run Gap entrance. |
| | Deers, Deers and more Deers! Deers were prevalent throughout the entire park. It really added to park experience with every deer sighting. We had 13 different deer sightings in 3 days!
Park Quick Facts:
Skyland Drive-105 miles long
Highest Peak- Hawksbill Mt.,4050 Feet
Hightest Waterfall- Overlook Run falls, 90 Feet
Plants- More than 1300 species
Birds- Over 200 species
Hiking- 516 miles, including 101 miles of Appalachian trail |
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| Pros: | "Lovely waterfalls, strenous trails, and wildlife..." | | Cons: | "Visitors not respecting the park.." |
Shihar's Shenandoah National Park Travel Tips
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kazander Mon Apr 9, 2007 15:32 UTC
Nice page Shi! We are planning a trip here and the Blue Ridge Parkway to Smokey Mountains either this year or next... :) | Faiza-Ifrah Fri Jan 19, 2007 03:44 UTC
you sent me down the memory lane. this is a great park and you have covered it beautifully. i liked ur pics and tips on the trails. shopping tips are gr8 too. | travelfrosch Thu Nov 9, 2006 19:32 UTC
Nice tips and beautiful photos. We'll try out some of your tips this weekend! Cheers, Mark | icunme Mon May 8, 2006 21:15 UTC
Outstanding pages here - beautiful photos and good tips - will return again. Ciao, Carol |
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