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_INTRODUCTION TO THE PARK_ 3
_FUN IN THE PARK_ 3
_AT HOME IN THE PARK_ 6
_SKYLAND_ 7
_BIG MEADOWS_ 8
_LEWIS MOUNTAIN_ 8
_THE SKYLINE DRIVE_ 10, 11, 12, 13
_GEOLOGY_ 14
_PLANTS_ 16
_WILDLIFE_ 17
_THE SEASONS_ 18
_HUMAN HISTORY_ 20
_A PARK EMERGES_ 21
_PRESERVING THE PARK_ 21
_PREPARING FOR YOUR VISIT_ 22
_HOW TO REACH THE PARK_ 22
_PARK REGULATIONS_ 23
_VISITOR USE FEES_ 23
_ADMINISTRATION_ 24
_AMERICA’S NATURAL RESOURCES_ 24
Shenandoah is one of seven National Parks east of the Mississippi River.
Set in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, its most
celebrated features are the succession of panoramas from the crest of
the ridge and the lush beauty of the slopes. This is your park—we of the
National Park Service hope you will help protect and preserve it so that
many future generations may enjoy it. The superintendent and his staff
are here to help make your visit a happy one.