SHEN_Backcountry_CampingProhibited (FeatureServer)

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Service Description: Areas where camping is prohibited in Shenandoah National Park

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Areas where camping is prohibited in Shenandoah National Park in accordance with the Superintendent's Compendium.

Superintendent's Compendium - Shenandoah National Park (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)

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Camping in the following areas is prohibited:
- Within ¼ mile of the Skyline Drive
- Within ¼ mile of any campground, lodge, picnic grounds, restaurant, or other developed facility
- Within 10 yards of a stream or other natural water source
- Within 20 yards of a park trail or unpaved road
- Within 50 yards of standing building ruins including stone foundations, chimneys and log walls
- Within 50 yards of another camping party
- Party is defined as a single permitted group. Large groups that receive more than one permit are considered separate parties.
- Within 50 yards of a “no camping” post
- Within 100 yards of a cabin or day use shelter
- Within 100 yards of a hut unless in a designated campsite
- Within ¼ mile of the park boundary
- Within the following special closure areas
  - Limberlost: area bounded by the Skyline Drive, Whiteoak Canyon Fire Road and the Skyland – Big Meadows Horse Trail
  - Hawksbill Mountain Summit: all areas of Hawksbill Mountain above 3,200 feet elevation
  - Whiteoak Canyon: area within Whiteoak canyon on either side of the Whiteoak Canyon Trail between the Skyland – Big Meadows Horse Trail (Upper Falls) and the Cedar Run Link Trail
  - Old Rag Mountain Summit: all areas of Old Rag Mountain above 2,800 feet elevation
  - Mary’s Rock Summit: The Appalachian Trail corridor and all areas of Mary’s Rock Mountain above 3,400 feet elevation (see Appendix A)
  - North Marshall Mountain: all areas of North Marshall Mountain above 3,200 feet elevation
  - Stony Man Mountain: all areas of Stony Man Mountain, including Little Stony Man (see Appendix A)
  - Overall Run Falls: area within the Tuscarora-Overall Run Falls and Mathews Arm trail corridors and areas on the south side of the Tuscarora-Overall Run Fall trail between 1,600 and 2,300 feet elevation (see Appendix A)
  - Big Meadows: the open meadow area visible from either the Skyline Drive or the Rapidan Fire Road.
  - Rapidan Camp (formally Camp Hoover): the area within ½ mile from Rapidan Camp.

Copyright Text: National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park, Northeast Region

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