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June 16, 2022, is International Waterfall Day, and there is no better time of year than early summer to explore the thundering waterways of Shenandoah National Park. The park has more than a dozen named waterfalls, and dozens more course through the Blue Ridge...
SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK – The National Park Service has announced five entrance fee-free days in 2022. The free entrance dates are: Monday, January 17 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Saturday, April 16 – First Day of National Park Week Thursday, August 4 – Anniversary...
SHENANDOAH VALLEY, Va. — Skyline Drive and the Blue Ridge Parkway are two of America's most iconic mountain drives. Skyline Drive is a national scenic byway that runs the length of Shenandoah National Park and connects with the northern end of the Blue Ridge Parkway,...
Facilities in Shenandoah National Park are beginning to open and will continue to open throughout the spring. Visitor Centers The park’s two visitor centers are now open with rangers providing information at outdoor contact stations and the Park Stores located inside...
LURAY, Va. – The Shenandoah Valley Travel Association (SVTA) has received $10,000 from the Virginia Tourism Corporation’s (VTC) Recovery Marketing Leverage Program to support tourism initiatives. “The Shenandoah Valley economy thrives on tourism, and the lost income...
LURAY, Va. – Tourism continued to have a strong positive economic impact on Virginia in 2019. Last year, the Virginia tourism industry generated $27 billion in domestic travel spending. In the Shenandoah Valley region, tourism spending was up last year, from $1.5...
Luray, Va. -- The National Park Service (NPS) Regional Director Gay Vietzke has named Patrick Kenney as the new superintendent of Shenandoah National Park. Kenney previously served as the deputy superintendent of Yellowstone National Park, a nearly 3,500-sq.-mile...
LURAY, Va. – Yesterday, the Shenandoah Valley Travel Association (SVTA) received $10,000 from the Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC) #WanderLove Recovery Grant Program, a new grant made available to Virginia’s Destination Marketing Organizations (DMOs) that have been...
LURAY, VA -- The National Park Service (NPS) received a letter from the Rappahannock Rapidan Health District of the Virginia Department of Health recommending the full closure of Shenandoah National Park. Upon receiving this request from the health department,...
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