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Visitor Facilities Scheduled To Open In Shenandoah National Park This Month

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March 12, 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

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