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Shenandoah National Park Closing Thursday for Hurricane

Shenandoah National Park will close at noon on Thursday, September 13, due to the forecast of severe weather from Hurricane Florence.

Skyline Drive will be closed Thursday to incoming traffic at 10:00 a.m.

Concessioner properties including Big Meadows and Skyland will also be closed.

Backcountry camping will be closed to the public beginning Wednesday, September 12, until further notice.

-The annual Apple Butter Festival at Skyland has been cancelled and will not be rescheduled.

For more information and to keep up with changing conditions check out the Shenandoah National Park website [1].