Wind blows through your hair while sun rays hit your scalp. Your favorite music streams from your car’s speaker boxes. Open views of the Shenandoah Valley alternate with thick forest scenery. As you zoom past yet another spectacular viewpoint, a deer scurries back into the brush. If you’re lucky, you might even spot one of Shenandoah National Park’s black bears.
This news story about the permanent day-use ticket system at Old Rag Mountain is based on a January 18, 2024, National Park Service press release. You can read the original …
The health benefits of hiking are well known and well documented nowadays. And few things are better for a “nature bath” than going on a reinvigorating hike in a national park. These are some of the greatest day hikes in the U.S. National Park System.
Spending a night or two at a historic lodge or hotel is one of the most memorable national park experiences. From Yellowstone’s famous Old Faithful Inn to Glacier’s iconic Many Glacier Hotel and the rustic Lake Quinault Lodge at Olympic, these are the greatest and grandest lodges in the national parks.
Fall is the peak tourist season in Shenandoah National Park, a time when thousands of leaf-peepers leisurely travel up and down Skyline Drive looking for the best fall foliage views. …
More than 500 miles of hiking trails zigzag and crisscross their way over the Blue Ridge Mountains in Shenandoah National Park. From easy strolls to strenuous mountain ascents, the variety in day hikes in Shenandoah National Park allows pretty much every visitor to experience the great outdoors.
More often than not in America’s national parks, your dog is only allowed in campgrounds, on and near paved roads, and/or in some accommodations. Only in developed areas, in other words. Some parks, however, also welcome dogs on hiking trails. Here are the most dog-friendly national parks of them all.
If you’re planning a visit to Shenandoah National Park with your dog, you might wonder what you can do with dogs in the park. And I have some really great …
Combining America’s wide open highways, charming towns and spectacular landscapes, the American national park road trip is arguably the country’s quintessential vacation. These are the greatest U.S. national park road trips, from the Appalachians to the Pacific Northwest and Southern California.
This news story about the reinstated Old Rag ticket system in 2023 is based on a February 1, 2023, National Park Service press release. You can read the original release …
If you’re a national parks lover who enjoys gardening, collecting wild edibles and foraging, you might wonder if foraging is allowed in the national parks. And, as surprising as it …
The Blue Ridge Parkway is all about enjoying some of America’s greatest mountain scenery, doing some hiking and visiting historic sites. I recommend driving the Blue Ridge Parkway in fall. The landscapes are beautifully bright, the waterfalls even more scenic and the crisp mountain mornings invigorating.
Article Topics: Easy Fall Hikes in Shenandoah National Park, Short Trails in Shenandoah National Park Fall is the peak season in Shenandoah National Park and it’s not difficult to see …
In the heat of summer, waterfall hikes are among the most enjoyable and popular activities in the national parks, especially if the waterfall also happens to have a swimming hole. …