Outdoors and nature

Fee-free day in Shenandoah National Park: Veterans Day

When

Wednesday, November 11, 2026, all day (Eastern)

Where

All park entrances

Cost

Free entrance (as the organizer states it)

Organizer

National Park Service

No entrance fee at any national park for Veterans Day.

Dates and times can change. Check the organizer's page before you go.

Stays near this event

Ordered by the drive to All park entrances, by road, within 45 minutes. Drive times are free-flow estimates; straight-line miles are shown only for comparison. Every stay says to check with the host.

Unclaimed

Skyland

Lodge rooms and cabins inside the park · Skyline Drive, mile 41.7

On site

Trailhead at the property

Unclaimed Dogs welcome

Corbin Cabin (PATC)

Primitive hike-in cabin inside the park · Skyline Drive, mile 37.8 · sleeps 12

7min drive

4.2 mi by road · 4.6 mi straight

Unclaimed Dogs welcome

Rock Spring Cabin (PATC)

Primitive hike-in cabin inside the park · Skyline Drive, mile 48 · sleeps 8

10min drive

6.2 mi by road · 0.5 mi straight

Unclaimed

B&A Lake Cottage

Cottage · Luray

17min drive

6.7 mi by road · 5.9 mi straight

Unclaimed

Big Meadows Campground

National park campground (reservation only) · Skyline Drive, mile 51

18min drive

10.2 mi by road · 2.6 mi straight

Unclaimed

Big Meadows Lodge

Lodge rooms and cabins inside the park · Skyline Drive, mile 51

18min drive

10.4 mi by road · 2.7 mi straight

Unclaimed

Shenandoah Woods

Cabins · Stanley

19min drive

8.8 mi by road · 3.6 mi straight

Unclaimed

Brenwood Cabin Rentals

Cabins · Stanley

20min drive

9.3 mi by road · 3.8 mi straight

36 more within 45 minutes.

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