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Shenandoah National Park

Virginia's mountainous Shenandoah National Park is lovely, easily accessible, and kid-friendly.Follow Civil War soldiers' footpaths through the rolling forests of Shenandoah National Park. Drive the scenic and slow Skyline Drive, stopping for family photos above vast landscapes of America's oldest mountains, brilliant red and gold in fall. Park and walk the 1.8-mile round-trip Story of the Forest Nature Trail, a wildlife-rich hike with educational signs along the way.