Park-boundary trailhead

Dickey Ridge Trail parking at the north entrance

A trailhead on the park boundary, reached from US 340 at the north entrance of Skyline Drive, Front Royal. You do not pass an entrance station, but a park entrance pass is still required.

Stays near here on the map Directions
Skyline Drive Bentonville Browntown Chester Gap Flint Hill Markham Middletown Strasburg Dickey Ridge Trail (north)
Where
US 340 at the north entrance of Skyline Drive, Front Royal
Parking
6 cars at the north entrance of Skyline Drive
NPS access rating
good
Status
Open
Park entrance pass
Required
Trails from here
Dickey Ridge Trail

Where to stay, by the drive to this lot

Rank on the map

Ordered by drive time to the parking area, then by how close the stay is to this area and how complete and current its listing is. How ranking works.

Aerial view of Luray, Virginia.
Unclaimed

The Mimslyn Inn

Historic inn · Luray

35min drive

23.7 mi by road · 22.2 mi straight

Main Street in Sperryville, Virginia, in October.
Unclaimed

Hopkins Ordinary

Bed and breakfast with a brewery · Sperryville

36min drive

23.8 mi by road · 17.3 mi straight

Fall color in Mathews Arm Campground.
Unclaimed Dogs welcome

Range View Cabin (PATC)

Primitive hike-in cabin inside the park · Skyline Drive, mile 22

50min drive

22 mi by road · 12.5 mi straight

Fall color in Mathews Arm Campground.
Unclaimed

Mathews Arm Campground

National park campground · Skyline Drive, mile 22.2

52min drive

22.7 mi by road · 11.3 mi straight

Downtown Middleburg, Virginia.
Unclaimed

Salamander Middleburg

Resort and spa · Middleburg

51min drive

29.8 mi by road · 24.8 mi straight

Late fall panorama from Pinnacles Overlook on Skyline Drive, with Old Rag Mountain in the distance.
Unclaimed Dogs welcome

Corbin Cabin (PATC)

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

1 hrdrive

38 mi by road · 22.5 mi straight

17 more beyond 60 minutes
Fields toward the Blue Ridge from Route 231 near Etlan, Madison County.
Unclaimed Some pet-friendly units

Graves Mountain Farm & Lodges

Lodge rooms, cabins, farmhouses and campground · Syria

1 hr 8 mindrive

43.3 mi by road · 29.7 mi straight

Exterior of the Skyland dining room and taproom.
Unclaimed

Skyland

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

1 hr 11 mindrive

42.4 mi by road · 23.9 mi straight

Fog and red blueberry over Big Meadows in fall.
Unclaimed Dogs welcome

Rock Spring Cabin (PATC)

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

1 hr 22 mindrive

48.3 mi by road · 26.9 mi straight

Panorama across a field toward Old Rag from Route 231 near Etlan.
Host verified Dogs welcome

Birch's Library

Cabin, 1865 homestead · Syria

1 hr 25 mindrive

43 mi by road · 26.2 mi straight

The Big Run watershed from Big Run Overlook, South District.
Unclaimed

Massanutten Resort

Resort lodging · McGaheysville

1 hr 27 mindrive

53.7 mi by road · 46.4 mi straight

Evening light on the rocks of Bearfence Mountain.
Unclaimed Dogs welcome

Pocosin Cabin (PATC)

Primitive hike-in cabin inside the park · Skyline Drive, mile 59.8

1 hr 31 mindrive

59.4 mi by road · 37.7 mi straight

Sunrise over Big Meadows.
Unclaimed

Big Meadows Campground

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

1 hr 34 mindrive

52.3 mi by road · 29.1 mi straight

Exterior of Big Meadows Lodge.
Unclaimed

Big Meadows Lodge

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

1 hr 35 mindrive

52.4 mi by road · 29.2 mi straight

Moss phlox on the rocks at Crescent Rock Overlook in spring.
Unclaimed

Lewis Mountain Cabins

Rustic cabins inside the park · Skyline Drive, mile 57.5

1 hr 36 mindrive

61.8 mi by road · 35.8 mi straight

Evening light on the rocks of Bearfence Mountain.
Unclaimed

Lewis Mountain Campground

National park campground (first-come, first-served) · Skyline Drive, mile 57.5

1 hr 36 mindrive

61.8 mi by road · 35.9 mi straight

West Beverley Street in Staunton.
Unclaimed

Hotel 24 South

Historic hotel · Staunton

1 hr 46 mindrive

81.9 mi by road · 70.5 mi straight

West Beverley Street in Staunton.
Unclaimed

Blackburn Inn

Inn and conference center · Staunton

1 hr 47 mindrive

82 mi by road · 70.6 mi straight

Lower Doyles River Falls.
Unclaimed Dogs welcome

Doyles River Cabin (PATC)

Primitive hike-in cabin inside the park · Skyline Drive, mile 81.1

1 hr 52 mindrive

69.2 mi by road · 52.4 mi straight

The Downtown Mall in Charlottesville.
Unclaimed

Boar's Head Resort

Resort · Charlottesville

1 hr 54 mindrive

74.7 mi by road · 62.1 mi straight

Loft Mountain Wayside on Skyline Drive.
Unclaimed

Loft Mountain Campground

National park campground · Skyline Drive, mile 79.5

1 hr 55 mindrive

69 mi by road · 52.3 mi straight

The Downtown Mall in Charlottesville.
Unclaimed

Keswick Hall

Resort hotel · Keswick

2 hr 3 mindrive

77.7 mi by road · 62.1 mi straight

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