Shenandoah National Park

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We visited Shenandoah National Park in Virginia, a drive-through park southeast of Washington DC.

NPS map; click or tap to interact on their site:

Map

An interactive map of our route, heading south through the park, then returning outside the park:

Shenandoah National Park north entrance entrance sign:

Shenandoah National Park north entrance entrance sign
Shenandoah National Park north entrance entrance
Shenandoah National Park
Shenandoah National Park

Visitor center:

Visitor center
Visitor center
Visitor center
Visitor center
Visitor center
Visitor center
Shenandoah National Park
Shenandoah National Park
Shenandoah National Park

I’m sure the vistas would be much more impressive in the fall:

Shenandoah National Park
Shenandoah National Park
Shenandoah National Park

Picnic lunch:

Picnic
Flowers

Highest point on drive, elevation 3,680 feet (aww, how cute):

Highest point on drive elevation 3690

Visitor center:

Visitor center
Visitor center
Visitor center
Visitor center
Visitor center
Visitor center
Deer
Shenandoah National Park
Shenandoah National Park

There are a few commercial waysides in the park:

Shenandoah National Park
Wayside
Wayside
Wayside
Leaving Shenandoah National Park