Sports & Outdoors

Skyline Drive

A 105-mile scenic road running the length of Shenandoah National Park along the Blue Ridge ridgeline.

Front Royal, VA

About Skyline Drive

Skyline Drive is a scenic road that follows the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia for 105 miles, running through the whole length of Shenandoah National Park. Its northern end meets U.S. Route 340 near Front Royal, and its southern end connects to the Blue Ridge Parkway at Rockfish Gap. Along the way it passes overlooks, wildflower fields, and trailheads, and the park holds over 60 peaks above 3,000 feet and hundreds of miles of trails. Drivers often see wildlife along the road, and the park draws many visitors in autumn when the leaves change color.

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What's around here?

The closest stops to Skyline Drive, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

Attractions
Family Favorite
Endless Caverns
$25–$50
Take a 75-minute guided walk through limestone chambers, flowstone and stalactites in a cave system discovered by two boys chasing a rabbit in 1879.
12 mi awaySwitch it up: Attractions
Museums
Virginia Museum of the Civil War
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Virginia Military Institute's museum on the Battle of New Market, with galleries, a film, a tourist center and a battlefield park.
14 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums
Museums
American Celebration on Parade
Under $25
A seasonal exhibit near Shenandoah Caverns that presents large, handmade parade floats from notable American parades.
16 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums
Sports & Outdoors
Edith J. Carrier Arboretum
No admission fee
A free, open-air arboretum on the James Madison University campus with trails, plant collections, and a children's StoryWalk.
Transit: reachable by public transit
23 mi awayMore like this
Sports & Outdoors
Lost River State Park
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A forested state park in Hardy County's mountains offering cabin stays and many outdoor pastimes.
35 mi awayMore like this
Sports & Outdoors
Outdoor Adventure
Seneca Rocks
No admission fee
Watch climbers on the sheer quartzite walls of Seneca Rocks, rising nearly 900 feet above the creek, from the Discovery Center below.
53 mi awayMore like this