Skyline Drive

 Mile-By-Mile Guide

Virginia

Mile 45.6 Hawksbill Gap 
This parking area has a trail that leads to Hawksbill Mountain, at 4,051 feet the highest point in the park.

Mile 46.7 Upper Hawksbill 
The Upper Hawksbill Parking Area trail leads  to the Hawksbill summit which is a 2 mile round trip.

Mile 48.1 Overlook
This overlook is a view of Page Valley and the Shenandoah River which lie below. The small town that you see in the Page Valley is Stanley. Blackrock Mountain is near to the left. Massanutten is the long, nearly level ridge across Page Valley.

Mile 50.7 Dark Hollow Falls
 This is the closest  waterfall to the Drive, which cascades 70 feet over greenstone. Round trip from the parking area is 1.5 miles.

Mile 51 & 51.2 Big Meadows 
The Big Meadows offers a multitude of activities and services at three sites, all connected by a network of trails. Byrd Visitor Center, entrance at Milepost 51, is one of the park's two major information facilities, providing exhibits on the area's human and natural history; film and ranger programs; sales outlet for publications, slides and maps; conducted hikes; and self-guiding nature trail.

The wayside facilities at Mile 51.3 include a coffee shop, camp store, gift shop, and service station. One mile from the Drive, using either entrance, is Big Meadows Lodge with rooms, dining room, and gift shop open in spring, summer, and fall. Big Meadows Campground has tent and trailer sites, trailer sewage disposal station, showers, laundry, ice, firewood, self guiding nature trail, picnic ground, and summer campfire program.

During the summer and fall, campsites at the campground may be available by reservation only. Contact the park for current information. During winter and early spring the campground is staffed infrequently and is on a self- registration system. A trail leads from the lodge area to Lewis Falls, a 3.3-mile circuit. The campground, lodge, and wayside are closed during January and February. Byrd Visitor Center is open on an intermittent basis during these months.

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