Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park - Front Royal - TravBuddy

Skyline Drive is a scenic highway along the length of Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. It is one of the best known features of the park. It runs 105 miles (175 km) along the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains offering beautiful vistas of the mountains and valleys below. Sometimes the view is hazy—hence the name Blue Ridge Mountains. But on a clear day, the views are spectacular! The New Deal Civilian Conservation Corps constructed Skyline Drive during the 1930s. The original stone facings are still present on the roadway and continue to blend the road in with the natural surroundings.

Visitors can drive all or part of the scenic highway as a road trip. Hikers and campers can use the drive as an entry point to their outdoor activities. Numerous scenic overlooks, two visitor centers, two full service lodges 9Skyand and Big Meadows), as well as campgrounds, picnic areas, and parking areas for the hiking trails are found along the drive. Services, camp stores, and snack bars are available at three points. Hiking trails range in difficulty from those for full dayhikes to trails that are weelchair accessible enabling everyone to enjoy the outdoors. The drive is especially popuylar in October for observing fall colors.

At the southern end, Skyline Drive connects with the Blue Ride Parkway, continuing on into North Carolina. Skyline Drive can be entered at the northern end from US Highway 340 at Front Royal, VA, and at the southern end at US Highway 64. There are also two additional entry points, at US Highway 211 near Luray, VA, and at US Highway 33. A trip along Skyline Drive will acquaint you with the natural features and beauty of Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.

Admission to Shenandoah National park is $15.00 per car.