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Skyline Drive Parkway Mileposts

What is a Milepost Marker?

A milepost is a stone marker located along the side of the Skyline Drive Parkway indicating the number of miles traveled and location. The zero milepost marker is at Rockfish Gap immediately south of Shenandoah National Park. Each mile is numbered progressively southward on the Parkway to its southernmost entrance at Rockfish Gap. These mileposts also help travelers to discover and experience the Skyline drive parkway’s overlooks and gaps, popular hiking trails, and points of interest. Many magazines will highlight certain towns, attractions, festivals and more by using these milepost markers.

Skyline Drive Mileposts

  • 0.6 Skyline Drive Northern Entrance Station
  • 2.8 Shenandoah Valley Overlook (elev. 1390)
  • 4.5 Dickey Ridge Visitor Center
  • 5.5 Signal Knob Overlook (elev. 2085)
  • 6.8 Gooney Run Overlook (elev. 2085)
  • 7.2 Gooney Manor Overlook, PwR (elev. 1920)
  • 10.5 Indian Run Overlook (elev. 2400)
  • 12.0 Jenkins Gap Overlook (elev. 2355)
  • 13.6 Hogwallow Flats Overlook (elev. 2665)
  • 15.0 Browntown Valley Overlook (elev. 2890)
  • 17.0 Range View Overlook (elev. 2810)
  • 18.5 Gimlet Ridge Overlook (elev. 2675)
  • 19.0 Mount Marshall (elev. 2850)
  • 19.4 Little Hogback Overlook (elev. 3035)
  • 20.0 Little Devils Stairs Overlook (elev. 3120)
  • 20.7 Hogback Overlook (elev. 3385)
  • 21.0 Rattlesnake Point Overlook (elev. 3105)
  • 22.0 Matthews Arm Campground
  • 24.0 Elkwallow Wayside Store
  • 26.5 Jeremys Run Overlook (elev. 2410)
  • 27.5 Thorton Hollow Overlook (elev. 2460)
  • 28.5 Beahms Gap Overlook (elev. 2485)
  • 30.0 Pass Mountain Overlook (elev. 2460)
  • 32.0 Mary’s Rock Tunnel (elev. 2840)
  • 32.5 Tunnel Parking Overlook (elev. 2840)
  • 32.8 Buck Hollow Overlook (elev. 2545)
  • 33.0 Hazel Mountain Overlook (elev. 2770)
  • 35.0 Pinnacles Overlook (elev. 3320)
  • 36.5 Jewell Hollow Overlook (elev. 3320)
  • 36.7 Pinnacles Picnic Area
  • 38.5 Stony Man Mountain Overlook (elev. 3100)
  • 40.0 Hemlock Springs Overlook (elev. 3380)
  • 40.5 Thorofare Mountain Overlook (elev. 3595)
  • 42.0 Skyland Resort, Food and Lodging
  • 43.0 Timber Hollow Overlook (elev. 3360)
  • 44.0 Crescent Rock Overlook (elev. 3550)
  • 46.5 Old Rag View Overlook (elev. 3585)
  • 48.0 Spitler Knoll Overlook (elev. 3285)
  • 49.0 Franklin Cliffs Overlook (elev. 3140)
  • 49.5 Fishers Gap Overlook (elev. 3070)
  • 51.0 Big Meadows Visitor Center, Lodging, Campground
  • 51.5 Tanners Ridge Overlook (elev. 3465)
  • 53.0 Naked Creek Overlook (elev. 3250)
  • 54.5 Hazeltop Ridge Overlook (elev. 3265)
  • 55.5 The Point Overlook (elev. 3235)
  • 57.5 Lewis Mountain Cabins and Campground
  • 59.0 The Oaks Overlook (elev. 3125)
  • 61.0 Baldface Mountain Overlook (elev. 3325)
  • 62.5 South River Overlook (elev. 2950)
  • 63.0 South River Picnic Area
  • 63.5 Hensley Hollow Overlook (elev. 2560)
  • 67.0 Swift Run Overlook, PwL (elev. 2710)
  • 67.5 Sandy Bottom Overlook (elev.2700)
  • 69.0 Bacon Hollow Overlook (elev. 2450)
  • 70.5 Eaton Hollow Overlook (elev. 2500)
  • 71.1 Rocky Mount Overlook (elev. 2450)
  • 72.0 Beldore Overlook (elev. 2345)
  • 74.5 Loft Mountain Overlook (elev. 2450)
  • 76.0 Two Mile Run Overlook (elev. 2770)
  • 77.0 Brown Mountain Overlook (elev. 2840)
  • 77.5 Ivy Creek Overlook (elev. 2885)
  • 78.0 Rockytop Mountain Overlook (elev. 2860)
  • 80.0 Loft Mountain Information Center, and Campground
  • 81.0 Big Run Overlook (elev. 2860)
  • 82.0 Doyles River (elev. 2870)
  • 83.5 Dundo Overlook (elev. 2765)
  • 85.0 Dundo Picnic Grounds
  • 87.0 Trayfoot Mountain Overlook (elev. 2575)
  • 88.5 Horsehead Overlook (elev. 2575)
  • 91.5 Riprap Overlook (elev. 2920)
  • 92.0 Moormans River Overlook (elev. 2975)
  • 92.5 Crimora Lake Overlook (elev. 2975)
  • 93.5 Turk Mountain Overlook (elev. 2715)
  • 95.5 Sawmill Ridge Overlook (elev. 2210)
  • 99.0 Calf Mountain Overlook (elev. 2485)
  • 100.0 Beagle Gap Overlook (elev. 2490)
  • 102.5 McCormick Gap Overlook (elev. 2455)
  • 105.0 Skyline Drive Southern Entrance Station

Skyline Drive Highlights Important Mileposts

Mile .6: Front Royal Entrance Station

Mile 4.6: Dickey Ridge Visitor Center
Information, exhibits, slide show, phone, restrooms, water, self-guided trail, access to Dickey Ridge Trail, adjacent picnic area.

Mile 24: Elkwallow Wayside
Snack bar, campstore, gifts, gas, water, toilets, phone, adjacent picnic area.

Mile 31.5: Thornton Gap, US 211 interchange
Access from Luray, Warrenton, and Washington, D.C. Exit here for Old Rag Mountain trailhead (See hiking section).

Mile 31.6: Panorama
Restaurant, phone, gift shop, information, AT access, hiking trails, restrooms.

Miles 41.7—42.5: Skyland
Restaurant, lodging, gifts, taproom, horseback riding, restrooms, self-guided trail, interpretive programs, hikes.

Mile 51.2: Big Meadows
Gas, restaurants, lodging, picnicking, camping, interpretive programs, hiking trails, restrooms, visitor center, phone.

Mile 57.5: Lewis Mountain Campground
Picnic area, cabins, interpretive programs, campstore, phone, campground, showers, AT access, hiking trails.

Mile 65.5: Swift Run Gap, US 33 interchange
Appalachain Trail and US 33 crossing.

Mile 79.5: Loft Mountain Wayside
Food, gas, water, restrooms, information center (seasonal), gifts, campground, picnic area, amphitheater, camp store, laundry, showers, trailer disposal station, interpretive programs, hiking trails.

Mile 104.6: Rockfish Gap entrance station
Operated seasonally. Park information available.