You are here

Home » Visitor Facilities Scheduled To Open In Shenandoah National Park This Month

Visitor Facilities Scheduled To Open In Shenandoah National Park This Month

Share
By NPT Staff - March 12th, 2017

Visitor facilities around Shenandoah National Park, such as the Big Meadows Campground, will begin opening this month/NPS

Barring any adverse weather, visitor facilities in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia will begin opening this month and will continue to open through the spring.

The Harry F. Byrd Visitor Center, located at mile 51 Skyline Drive, will continue serving visitors on weekends (weather permitting) until March 23, when the visitor center will begin operating seven days a week. The Dickey Ridge Visitor Center, located at mile 4.6 Skyline Drive, will open seven days a week beginning April 7.

Campgrounds will operate on the following schedule:

  • Big Meadows Campground will open March 24
  • Lewis Mountain Campground will open March 31
  • Loft Mountain and Dundo Group campgrounds will open May 3

The opening of Mathews Arm Campground will be delayed until September 1. The entire wastewater system that supports the Mathews Arm Campground is under construction. This project began in last fall.

Elkwallow, Pinnacles, South River, and the Dundo picnic grounds are currently open. Picnic grounds at Big Meadows will open March 24, at Lewis Mountain will open March 31, and at Dickey Ridge will open April 7.

Concessioner-operated restaurants, lodges, and associated facilities will operate as follows:

  • Lewis Mountain Cabins and Lewis Mountain Campstore will open March 17
  • Big Meadows Wayside and Big Meadows Shower/Laundry will open March 23
  • Skyland Resort will open March 30
  • Loft Mountain Wayside will open April 6
  • Elkwallow Wayside and Skyland Stables will open on April 7
  • Loft Mountain Campstore and Loft Mountain Shower/Laundry will open May 3
  • Big Meadows Lodge will open May 10

Add comment

CAPTCHA

This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.

Image CAPTCHA
Enter the characters shown in the image.

The Essential RVing Guide

The Essential RVing Guide to the National Parks

The National Parks RVing Guide, aka the Essential RVing Guide To The National Parks, is the definitive guide for RVers seeking information on campgrounds in the National Park System where they can park their rigs. It's available for free for both iPhones and Android models.

This app is packed with RVing specific details on more than 250 campgrounds in more than 70 parks.

You'll also find stories about RVing in the parks, some tips if you've just recently turned into an RVer, and some planning suggestions. A bonus that wasn't in the previous eBook or PDF versions of this guide are feeds of Traveler content: you'll find our latest stories as well as our most recent podcasts just a click away.

So whether you have an iPhone or an Android, download this app and start exploring the campgrounds in the National Park System where you can park your rig.