National Park · VA
Shenandoah National Park is partially closed.
Last checked Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:00:58 GMT
A long, narrow park that is essentially one road: Skyline Drive runs its full 105-mile length along the Blue Ridge, with 500-plus miles of trail hanging off it. Snow and ice close the Drive on short notice.
A federal government shutdown is in effect. Access and staffing at National Park Service sites vary — some close and barricade entrances, some stay open but unstaffed. Live shutdown status →
Just 75 miles from the bustle of Washington, D.C., Shenandoah National Park is a land bursting with cascading waterfalls, spectacular vistas, fields of wildflowers, and quiet wooded hollows. With over 200,000 acres of protected lands that are haven to deer, songbirds, and black bear, there's so much to explore...and your journey begins right here!
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Hiking the Old Rag area — including the Ridge, Saddle and Weakley Hollow fire roads — requires a $2 day-use ticket from March 1 through November 30, in addition to a park entrance pass. 800 tickets are released per day on a rolling window on Recreation.gov; none are sold at entrance stations. The rest of Shenandoah and Skyline Drive need no reservation. (A parking-lot construction project runs at the Old Rag trailhead through much of 2026.)
Reservation window: March 1 through November 30, 2026. Confirm on the official site before you travel — programs change year to year.
We derive Shenandoah National Park's status from the National Park Service's own alerts and operating hours, refreshed hourly — this is our reading, not an official determination. As of the last check: Active Closure Full method: how we check park status.