Shenandoah National Park

Shenandoah National Park In Virginia


 Shenandoah Nature and Wildlife

Shenandoah National Park includes 300 square miles of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the southern Appalachians. The park rises above the Virginia Piedmont to its east and the Shenandoah Valley to its west.Two peaks, Stony Man and Hawksbill, exceed 4,000 feet.

Shenandoah National Park is a great place to observe wildlife. Countless visitors spend hours watching deer snip and tear plants. Other people look for tracks and scat of bobcats, listen for the rustling of raccoons in the ...


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