Shenandoah River Valley, Our First Two Nights Of RV Residing


One week in on our journey to comply with 70 levels. After leaving NJ we drove for about 4 1/2 hours. Doug was fairly decided that we would have liked to a minimum of get out of the Northeast Hall earlier than we might cease for the evening. He even tried to inform me that we would have liked the depart the state earlier than we might take a potty break… That didn’t occur. Actually, I don’t even suppose we had formally left our house county earlier than I used to be complaining that I wanted to go. However we did the truth is make it previous Washington DC and throughout the northern portion of Virginia earlier than we referred to as it an evening. So the place did we go? The Shenandoah River Valley.

Shenandoah River State Park in Virginia
Campsite at Shenandoah River State Park

We stayed within the Shenandoah Valley on the Shenandoah River State Park in Bentonville, Virginia. This place was excellent. Initially, it was hotter than the climate we left in NJ. So for two individuals looking for hotter days, this labored. Actually the day earlier than we left, the each of us have been out salting and plowing roads. Right here, there was barely any snow on the bottom and the temperature was above freezing. I’m not going to say that we have been heat but, or that it was even remotely near 70 levels, however it was positively higher. Temps have been within the 40’s and the solar was shining shiny once we began our first official day. Heat sufficient to take a pleasant hike down alongside the river with our canine Lagertha and discover the realm.

View during our hike along the Shenandoah River.
Shenandoah River

On prime of the marginally hotter climate, Virginia has achieved a superb job making their state park a vacation spot for the RV group. Our website was giant with a ravishing view of the mountains throughout. The bathhouse was clear with showers and a laundry room. We had water and electrical on the website, with a dump station completely positioned as you exited the tenting space, and it was all moderately priced.

Proper now we do our highway tripping in a fifth wheel camper. But it surely wasn’t that way back that every one our highway journeys have been achieved in our each day driver, principally our Suburban, however typically in a small sedan. State Parks are an distinctive possibility for the sort of traveler as a lot of them supply primitive websites for tent tenting, or cabins for the much less outdoorsy. The bathhouses are cleaned and maintained by the park rangers commonly. And, like I stated earlier than, the worth is usually proper.

Entrance to the Shenandoah Nationwide Park was a ten minute drive down the highway. Right here you’ll find the northern begin of Skyline Drive, a ravishing byway that actually permits you the chance to journey the ridgeline of the Blue Ridge Mountains. 105 miles of mountain prime driving with breathtaking views of the valley’s under. The highway continues and finally turns into Virginia’s portion of the Blue Ridge Parkway. We didn’t drive all the factor, however we did go for about an hour stopping at a lot of the scenic overlooks alongside the way in which.

Shenandoah Valley Overlook
Doug and Loretta Overlooking the Shenandoah Valley from Skyline Drive.

In a brief driving distance there are a number of caverns (Skyline, Luray, Shenandoah, Grand and Countless – simply to call a FEW!) within the space, all providing guided excursions for about $30 per individual. We’ve achieved just a few cavern excursions prior to now with Jayden when he was youthful. They’re definitely enchanting, and typically it’s exhausting to understand that this panorama is slightly below our toes. Strolling by way of a few of them you possibly can really feel like you’re on a far-off planet. However on this journey by way of the realm we opted to skip them in favor of getting misplaced down nation roads to see what else the realm needed to supply.

Luray Virginia didn’t disappoint. In our pursuit of getting misplaced we stumbled upon Cooter’s Place. Now, I do know the tv present Dukes of Hazzard went off the air again in 1985, however the present maintains a good following of followers. Right here at Cooter’s Place in Luray Virginia you possibly can tour the museum of all issues Dukes of Hazzard at no cost. They’ve a duplicate of Cooter’s Storage with the unmistakable Basic Lee and a number of other different of the long-lasting autos from the present. There’s a eating space for some eats, and you’ll peruse an array of merchandise. Their webpage boasts a live performance by Cooter himself each Saturday, however it was a Monday once we have been there so no backstage passes for us this time.

Our stop at Cooter's Place in Luray Virginia
Cooter’s Place in Luray Virginia

We wakened Tuesday morning to a balmy 17 levels.. Which meant it was time for us to maneuver on. We had solely spent 2 nights right here within the mountains, however it was now method too chilly for us, and we’ve method too many different locations to go to and other people to see! That is definitely an space that we plan to return to in a hotter month to reap the benefits of some extra mountaineering and fishing of this prestigious panorama. Preserve following our journey right here, and on our YouTube channel to take a look at a few of the cool video footage of the place we are and what we’re doing!

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