
Shenandoah National Park mobile visitor center wins national award
The Shenandoah National Park mobile visitor center recently won a national award from the Public Lands Alliance (PLA).

The Shenandoah National Park mobile visitor center recently won a national award from the Public Lands Alliance (PLA).

Due to recent incidents where bears gained camper food, Shenandoah National Park has temporarily closed a portion of the Appalachian Trail to overnight camping to minimize the potential for human-bear conflicts.

The National Park Service is beginning a planning process regarding the restoration of the Meadow Run watershed in the south district of Shenandoah National Park, northeast of Crimora.

Shenandoah National Park announces the groundbreaking of a new parking lot for the Old Rag Mountain and Nicholson Hollow area trails. The new parking lot is located near the existing parking lot on Route 600 in Madison County.

Shenandoah National Park will waive entrance fees for all park visitors on Saturday, June 15, in honor of Park Neighbor Day.

Visitors to Shenandoah National Park in 2018 spent $87 million in communities near the park that supported 1,077 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $116 million.

Park Superintendent Jennifer Flynn announced the release of “Exploring Shenandoah National Park History – One Tract at a Time (EPH)”.

Shenandoah National Park announced the selection of Julie Elkins as the May Artist-in-Residence.

Native spring wildflowers and nature art will be celebrated during Shenandoah National Park’s 33rd annual Wildflower Weekend, May 11-12.

Clean air is vitally important for Shenandoah National Park ― and now you can learn more about its connection to the park through an interactive “Virtual Field Trip” launched Monday by the National Park Service.
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