Established December 26, 2935
The famous Skyline Drive runs along 100 miles of ridge line in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Shenandoah National Park. Joy riders and hikers alike enjoy being among the clouds at this mountainous park. From multi-day hiking along the Appalachian Trail, daytime explorations to a multitude of waterfalls, or picnicking and wildlife spotting at Big Meadows, Shenandoah has a little something for everything.
Visited June 2018
Fun fact: a national parks trip can be incredibly cost effective, but can also be mind blowingly expensive. I’ll always tell you that national parks are one of the cheapest vacations you can take, but….I might be a little bit wrong sometimes. There, I said it. With a little research, a national parks visit can be affordable. There are so many different options for lodging, camping, backpacking, staying in or outside of the park boundaries...you can make a national park whatever price point you want it to be. But we’re here to talk budget-friendly national parks, so let’s be real, just how expensive is a national parks trip?!
This is a fluid post that I will continually update! Each time I visit a new park I’ll add it here, or update parks that I return to. It’s kind of a fusion highlight reel and future bucket list.
“Which way to the AT?”
He announced himself with a thud as he jumped from the literal mountain of rocks behind me. I was wearing my only pair of floral print leggings that I usually reserve for slumber parties (they were supposed to be my “clean” pants), an old pair of chacos that I rarely wear hiking, and my brand new Osprey daypack, and felt thoroughly out of place by comparison to this rugged, weathered hiker.
