Mt Eagle Outdoors   For Your Camping and Adventure Needs         Shenandoah   Rally 2007       Overview     Adventure     Scheduled     Activities     Fees     Rally     Registration       Home  >  News  |  Auto  |  Bike  |  Specs  |  Options and Cost  |           |  Travel and Adventure  |  Testimonials  |  Contact Us  |  Links  | The Shenandoah Rally 2007 . . . Your Great Outdoor Adventure Opportunity Adventure Opportunities: 1. Visitor Centers 2. Waterfalls, Hiking & Horseback Riding 3. Park Travel & Picnics 4. Did You Know? 1. Visitor Centers: *  Dickey Ridge Visitor Center is located about five miles south of the Park North Entrance (at Front Royal).  The Visitor Center features several excellent museum-quality displays and a very informative 10-minute movie presentation in the Theatre.  Park Rangers are available to answer questions and help you plan your Park Adventures. The Gift Shop at Dickey Ridge (operated by the Shenandoah National Park Association), offers marvelous books, postcards, videos, maps and clothing.  Also available are National Park Passport Booklets ($7.00), where you can rubber stamp your visit(s) to this and all other National Parks.  If you join the Shenandoah National Park Association ($20), you will receive a 20% discount on all purchases of the above items in any of the several Gift Shops in the Park, and on all purchases of food in the Park. *  Big Meadows Visitor Center is located one mile from our Campground.  This facility has recently undergone a significant architectural upgrade, and a very exciting new Interpretive Exhibit is now open.  The Park Ranger and Gift Shop services available here are similar to those found at the Dickey Ridge Visitor Center. (Photo to be added soon.) Top of Page 2. Waterfalls, Hiking & Horseback Riding: *  Waterfalls and Hiking - Waterfalls are plentiful within the Park.  Two within a reasonable hike from Big Meadows are Lewis Falls (81' waterfall) and Dark Hollow Falls (70' waterfall). Shenandoah National Park’s 21st Wildflower Weekend is 12-13 May and indicates that our camping adventures the following weekend will be perfect timing.  The Big Meadows area has the highest concentration of rare plants in Shenandoah National Park.  During our Camping Adventure, we hope to have a Park Ranger lead hikes in search of jack-in-the pulpit, wild geranium, wood anemone, trillium, lady’s slipper orchids and many other native woodland flowers.  This venue may also include a bird walk, a butterfly walk, and adventure hikes and/or strolls.  Hiking terrain includes the rocky ridge top of Stony Man Mountain, streamside pathways, the savannah-like Big Meadows area, and gentle sections of the Appalachian Trail. *  Horseback Riding - More text arriving soon. (Photo to be added soon.) Top of Page 3. Park Travel & Picnics *  Overlooks and Sweepers - There are 75 roadside overlooks located along Skyline Drive, and these locations provide some marvelous views of the mountains, cliffs, soaring birds and sailplanes, and the valleys below. Motorcyclists are always looking for those exciting sweeping curves to experience, and Shenandoah National Park certainly has them!  The speed limit on Skyline Drive is a modest 35 MPH, and this speed is sometimes much too fast for the conditions.  Please drive and ride carefully! *  Picnic Areas are plentiful along Skyline Drive.  Some offer views of the valley below and others are more secluded in a forest setting, with ample views of deer, occasional bears, and other wildlife. (Photo to be added soon.) Top of Page 4. Did You Know? *  Over 340 structures in Shenandoah National Park are listed in the National Register of Historic Places because of their significance both for architecture and their contribution to understanding the broad themes of American History. American chestnut trees, whose trunks were killed off by a fungus blight long ago, still send up shoots that you can see along many of Shenandoah National Park’s trails. Shenandoah National Park may be one of the few places where you could see a spotted skunk sitting under a gray birch tree.  The spotted skunk is at the northern part of its range while the gray birch is at the southern part of its range. (Photo to be added soon.) Top of Page     This page was Updated on 20 April 2007.