Shenandoah National Park News

For the first time in my time here in Asheville, more than a decade, I'll have to give up saying the Blue Rige Parkway is the most visited park site in the country."

Virginia's national park sites yielded nearly $1 billion in economic benefits with more than 23 million visits in 2012, according to a report released Monday by the U.S. Department of the Interior.

Karen Beck-Herzog, a Shenandoah National Park spokeswoman, said if you see a few rocks forming a ring, that may be from someone who put it there.

A wildfire that flared up in Shenandoah National Park was caused by an illegal campfire that wasn't doused, park officials say.

While the Rocks Mountain Fire continues to burn in Shenandoah National Park, crews said all the snow from earlier this week is helping with containment efforts.

The National Park Service says rain, sleet and snow late Sunday and most of Monday dampened the Rocks Mountain Fire before it reached containment lines.

Shenandoah National Park is seeking applications for a program that helps youth understand and appreciate the park's natural and cultural heritage.

Before the fire reached containment lines, rain, sleet and snow fell on the Rocks Mountain Fire late Sunday and much of Monday.

Virginia's national park sites yielded nearly $1 billion in economic benefits with more than 23 million visits in 2012, according to a report released Monday by the U.S. Department of the Interior.

A fire in Shenandoah National Park had grown to 150 acres Sunday, two days after first being reported, according to park officials.

A forest fire that began Friday in Shenandoah National Park is now deemed safe enough to leave, said Dooms Volunteer Fire Chief Mike Fisher.

The Rocks Mountain Fire is about 70 acres and is still burning in the South District of Shenandoah National Park.

It was in 1961, more than 50 years ago that the seed was planted for Michaud to hike the Appalachian Trail, when, on a family vacation in Shenandoah National Park, he saw his first thru-hiker.