Just 75 miles from the bustle of Washington, D.C., Shenandoah National Park is your escape to recreation and re-creation. Cascading waterfalls, spectacular vistas, quiet wooded hollows—take a hike, meander along Skyline Drive, or picnic with the family. 200,000 acres of protected lands are haven to deer, songbirds, the night sky…and you. Plan a Shenandoah escape today!
For more information about visiting Stony Man mountains, Shenandoah National Park, follow this link;
http://www.nps.gov/shen/index.htm
Shenandoah National Park is long and narrow with the Shenandoah River and Valley on the west side and the rolling hills of the Virginia Piedmont on the east. Most of the park is protected by the National Wilderness Preservation System. Its known for its most scenic skyline drive, but offers much more. A big part of the park is Stony Man Mountain. Also known as "Stony Man", it is the most northernly 4,000 foot peak in the Blue Ridge Mountains. It is suggested to hike the Stony Man mountain trail, for the most powerful view.