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Appalachian Trail - Front Royal Trail Community
Front Royal is an officially designated Appalachian Trail Community, with the AT running through the north end of Warren
Front Royal, Warren County, VA
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Bearfence Mountain Rock Scramble
A short, steep scramble off Skyline Drive at mile 56.4 leading to one of only three summits in Shenandoah National Park
Stanardsville, Greene County, VA
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Beaver Creek Park
A quiet reservoir park on Beaver Creek Park Road near Crozet with a boat launch, canoe/kayak access, picnic tables and c
Crozet, Albemarle County, VA
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Big Gem Park
A public park in the Town of Shenandoah listed by the Luray-Page Chamber under hiking, fishing, and picnicking, offering
Shenandoah, Page County, VA
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Big Meadows
A large open upland meadow at Skyline Drive milepost 51, ringed by gravel walking trails and wooded side paths, and the
Stanley, Page County, VA
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Big Meadows and Byrd Visitor Center
A rare high-elevation open meadow at Skyline Drive mile 51, with the Harry F. Byrd Sr. Visitor Center, a campground, a l
Syria, Madison County, VA
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Biscuit Run Park
A large park on Scottsville Road just south of Charlottesville, opened for public trail use with restrooms and a growing
Charlottesville, Albemarle County, VA
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Buzzard Rock Trail
A rocky ridgeline hike in the George Washington National Forest reached from Fort Valley Road (Route 678) south of Front
Fort Valley, Warren County, VA
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C.F. Phelps Wildlife Management Area
A large state wildlife management area in southern Fauquier along the Rappahannock River, managed by the Virginia Depart
Sumerduck, Fauquier County, VA
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C.M. Crockett Park
A county park on Germantown Lake at 10066 Rogues Road, with boat rentals and fishing on the lake, picnic shelters, trail
Midland, Fauquier County, VA
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Chris Greene Lake Park
A county lake park north of Charlottesville with a swimming beach, boat launch, canoe and kayak rental, disc golf, an ac
Charlottesville, Albemarle County, VA
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Claudius Crozet Park
A community-owned nonprofit park in the center of Crozet with a pool, fields, playground and walking paths. It hosts the
Crozet, Albemarle County, VA
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Compton Peak Trail
A roughly 2.4-mile round-trip hike from the Compton Gap parking area at Skyline Drive mile 10.4, following the Appalachi
Front Royal, Warren County, VA
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Darden Towe Park
A riverside park on the Rivanna at the edge of Charlottesville with a boat launch, trails, dog park, picnic shelters and
Charlottesville, Albemarle County, VA
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Dark Hollow Falls
The closest waterfall to Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park, a 70-foot cascade reached by a steep 1.4-mile round-
Syria, Madison County, VA
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Dark Hollow Falls Trail
A 1.4-mile round-trip trail from Skyline Drive milepost 50.7 descending through forest to the base of a 70-foot cascadin
Stanley, Page County, VA
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Dickey Ridge Trail
The northernmost long trail in Shenandoah National Park, running about 10.3 miles from near the Front Royal entrance up
Front Royal, Warren County, VA
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Dickey Ridge Visitor Center
The National Park Service visitor center at Skyline Drive mile 4.6, the first stop inside the Front Royal entrance. It o
Front Royal, Warren County, VA
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Downtown Front Royal Main Street and Gazebo
The historic Main Street district, centered on the Village Commons gazebo at 317 E Main Street, lined with large murals
Front Royal, Warren County, VA
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Dr. Seide Memorial Botanical Gardens
A small public botanical garden at 200 E 8th Street in Front Royal, adjacent to the Bing Crosby Stadium and Gertrude E.
Front Royal, Warren County, VA
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Eastham Park
A free public park at 860 Luray Avenue in Front Royal with direct Shenandoah River access, scenic walking trails, picnic
Front Royal, Warren County, VA
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Fox Hollow Trail
An easy 1.2-mile loop starting directly across Skyline Drive from the Dickey Ridge Visitor Center. The trail passes thro
Front Royal, Warren County, VA
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G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area
A 4,000-acre state wildlife management area straddling the Blue Ridge crest, mostly in Fauquier with small extensions in
Linden/Markham, Fauquier County, VA
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Greene County Community Park
The county's main public park at 512 Jeri Allen Way, opened in 2001, with walking trails, an 18-hole disc golf course, a
Ruckersville, Greene County, VA
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Hawksbill Mountain (Upper Hawksbill Trail)
The highest point in Shenandoah National Park at 4,051 feet, reached from Skyline Drive near milepost 46.7. The Upper Ha
Luray, Page County, VA
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Hawksbill Recreation Park
A community recreation park in the Stanley area listed by the Luray-Page County Chamber under both parks/picnics and swi
Stanley, Page County, VA
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Hazel Falls and Cave via Hazel Mountain Trail
A moderate-to-strenuous roughly 5-mile hike from the Meadow Spring parking area at Skyline Drive milepost 33.5, descendi
Sperryville, Rappahannock County, VA
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Hazel Mountain Overlook
A Skyline Drive overlook at roughly milepost 33 and 2,772 feet elevation, one of only a handful on the drive that looks
Sperryville, Rappahannock County, VA
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Hightop Mountain
A continuous 1.5-mile climb along the Appalachian Trail from Skyline Drive mile 66.7 to the highest summit in the park's
Stanardsville, Greene County, VA
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Hoover Ridge Park
Madison County's main public recreation park at 199 Primary School Drive, with nature trails, a disc golf course, a fish
Madison, VA
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Inn Lawn Park
A public green space in Luray listed among the county's parks and picnic spots by the Luray-Page County Chamber, adjacen
Luray, Page County, VA
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Ivy Creek Natural Area & Historic River View Farm
A 219-acre preserve on the South Fork Rivanna Reservoir with more than seven miles of hiking-only trails across eleven r
Charlottesville, Albemarle County, VA
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Lake Arrowhead Recreation Park
A wooded 39-acre lake park run by the Town of Luray, with a 1-mile trail circling the lake, five to six rentable picnic
Luray, Page County, VA
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Limberlost Trail
A gentle, crushed-greenstone loop trail in the Skyland area of Shenandoah National Park, designed as the park's most acc
Luray, Page County, VA
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Little Devils Stairs
A strenuous roughly six-mile loop climbing a narrow gorge along Keyser Run with about 1,900 feet of gain, eleven stream
Washington, Rappahannock County, VA
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Luray-Hawksbill Greenway
A free, paved, 2-mile, 10-foot-wide walking and biking path following Hawksbill Creek through the town of Luray from Lin
Luray, Page County, VA
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Mary's Rock via Panorama
A 3.7-mile round-trip hike on the Appalachian Trail from the Panorama parking area at Thornton Gap to the Mary's Rock su
Sperryville, Rappahannock County, VA
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Mint Springs Valley Park
A county park above Crozet with over five miles of trails ranging from easy lakeside paths to strenuous mountain climbs,
Crozet, Albemarle County, VA
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Northern Fauquier Community Park
A county park on Monroe Parkway in Marshall with walking trails, playing fields, playground and picnic areas. Serves as
Marshall, Fauquier County, VA
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Old Rag Mountain
A 9-plus-mile circuit out of the Nethers/Weakley Hollow trailhead near Etlan that includes roughly a mile of hand-over-h
Etlan, Madison County, VA
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PATC Vining Tract
A Potomac Appalachian Trail Club land holding in the Blue Ridge foothills of Greene County with a trail network open to
Stanardsville, Greene County, VA
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Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park
A forest preserve on Blackwells Hollow Road in far western Albemarle with hiking, horseback and mountain-biking trails a
Crozet, Albemarle County, VA
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Preddy Creek Trail Park
A trail park in northern Albemarle off Burnley Station Road with a large network of hiking, mountain-biking and horsebac
Charlottesville, Albemarle County, VA
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Ralph H. Dean Recreation Park
A 46-acre town park at 625 6th Street in Luray with a free 18-hole disc golf course, an Imagination Station playground,
Luray, Page County, VA
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Rapidan Wildlife Management Area
A 10,326-acre state wildlife management area split into eight tracts along the east slope of the Blue Ridge in Madison a
Wolftown, Madison County, VA
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Rappahannock County Park
A free public park at 7 Park Lane in Washington with basketball, tennis, shuffleboard, cornhole, a skateboard area, disc
Washington, Rappahannock County, VA
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Rivanna Trail
A roughly 20-mile natural-surface footpath forming a loop around Charlottesville, largely following the Rivanna River an
Charlottesville, VA
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Rockfish Gap / Afton Mountain
The Blue Ridge crossing at the western edge of Albemarle County where I-64 and US 250 climb the mountain, marking the so
Afton, Albemarle County, VA
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Rockland Park
A Warren County park on Rockland Court with wooded walking routes, playgrounds, open field space, and an 18-hole disc go
Front Royal, Warren County, VA
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Rose River Falls Loop
A roughly four-mile loop off Skyline Drive near Fishers Gap that descends past a 67-foot cascade on the Rose River and r
Syria, Madison County, VA
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Route 231 Blue Ridge Turnpike Scenic Byway
A Virginia Byway following the old Blue Ridge Turnpike from Sperryville through Banco, Etlan, and Madison toward Gordons
Banco, Madison County, VA
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Saunders-Monticello Trail & Kemper Park
An 89-acre park with an arboretum, pond, woodland theater and overlook at the base of Monticello Mountain, connected by
Charlottesville, Albemarle County, VA
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Shenandoah National Park - Front Royal Entrance / North District
Front Royal is the northern gateway to Shenandoah National Park and the north terminus of Skyline Drive, the 105-mile ri
Front Royal, Warren County, VA
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Shenandoah River State Park
A 1,600-acre Virginia state park stretching along 5.2 miles of South Fork Shenandoah River shoreline, about 8 miles sout
Bentonville, Warren County, VA
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Sky Meadows State Park
An 1,860-acre state park of rolling pasture, woodland and a historic farmstead on the eastern flank of the Blue Ridge, w
Delaplane, Fauquier County, VA
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Skyline Drive
The 105-mile ridgetop parkway through Shenandoah National Park, with the central district running along Madison County's
Syria, Madison County, VA
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Skyline Drive (Thornton Gap to Hogback section)
The stretch of Skyline Drive that straddles the Page-Rappahannock county line, running north and south from the Thornton
Sperryville, Rappahannock County, VA
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South River Falls
The third-highest waterfall in Shenandoah National Park, an 83-foot drop reached by a roughly 3.3-mile round trip from t
Stanardsville, Greene County, VA
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Stony Man Trail
An easy 1.6-mile round-trip loop from near Skyline Drive milepost 41.7 (by Skyland) to the west-facing summit of Stony M
Luray, Page County, VA
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Sugar Hollow Reservoir & Moormans River Trails
A 1947 reservoir in western Albemarle reached through White Hall, with an unpaved parking area just outside the Shenando
White Hall, Albemarle County, VA
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Thornton Gap Entrance Station and Panorama
The Shenandoah National Park entrance where U.S. 211 meets Skyline Drive at milepost 31.5, reached by driving west from
Sperryville, Rappahannock County, VA
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Thornton River Trail (lower trailhead)
A stream-following trail in Shenandoah's North District reached from SR 612 out of Sperryville, winding along the North
Sperryville, Rappahannock County, VA
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Totier Creek Park
A reservoir park just outside Scottsville with a boat launch, fishing pier, trails and picnic facilities. It is the main
Scottsville, Albemarle County, VA
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Walnut Creek Park
A North Garden county park with roughly 15 miles of singletrack, a swimming beach, boat launch and canoe/kayak rental, d
North Garden, Albemarle County, VA
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Warrenton Branch Greenway
A paved rail-trail built on the old Warrenton Branch railroad bed, starting near South 4th Street at the edge of Old Tow
Warrenton, Fauquier County, VA
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White Oak Canyon and Cedar Run
A chain of six waterfalls dropping through a steep hemlock and hardwood gorge, reached from a lower trailhead on Route 6
Syria, Madison County, VA
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Whitney State Forest
A 148-acre state forest just outside Warrenton with about seven miles of trails, including a well-marked blue-blazed loo
Warrenton, Fauquier County, VA