Table of Contents
Introduction
Welcome
Native American Legend
Significance
Skyline Drive
Vistas
Appalachian Trail
Park Hiking Trails
Waterfalls

Ruby-throated Hummingbird at Columbine blossom in Shenandoah National Park. Photo by Ann and Rob Simpson, NaturePods.
Park History
- Introduction
- Native Americans
- Settlers
- Park Establishment
- Civilian Conservation Corps
Geology
Park Regions & Trails
- Dickey Ridge
- Mathew’s Arm
- Elkwallow
- Skyland
- Big Meadows
- Lewis Mountain

Black Bear resting in a tree. Photo by Ann and Rob Simpson, NaturePods.
Ecosystems
- Cove Hardwood Forests
- Tulip Tree Grove
- Mountain Streams
- South Facing Slopes
- North Facing Slopes
- Spruce-Fir Remnants
- Oak-Chestnut Forests
- Wetlands
- Rocky Outcrops
Waterfalls
- Introduction
- Dark Hollow Falls
- South River Falls
- White Oak Canyon
Wildflowers
- Introduction
- Spring
- Apple Blossoms, Bloodroot, Columbine, Flowering Dogwood, Dyer’s Woad, Wild Ginger, Round-lobed Hepatica, Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Lady’s Slipper, Redbud, Serviceberry, Spring Beauty, Trilliums, Violets, Virginia Bluebells
- Summer
- Rose Azalea, Black Cohosh, Cow Parsnip, Orange Jewelweed, Mountain Laurel, Common Milkweed, Fly Poison, Sunflowers, Turkscap Lily
- Fall
- Asters, Goldenrod, Indian Pipe, Ironweed, Witch Hazel
Wildlife
- Birds
- Introduction, Peregrine Falcon, Slate-colored Junco, Common Raven, Scarlet Tanager, Pileated Woodpecker
- Brook Trout and other River Dwellers
- Mammals
- Bats, Black Bears, Bobcat, Eastern Chipmunk, Eastern Cougar, Raccoon, Skunk, White-tailed Deer
- Easily Seen Invertebrates
- Allegheny Mound Builder Ants, Butterflies, Millipedes, Woolly Bear Caterpillars

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