Shenandoah National Park: Skyline Drive and the Return of the Black Bear

America's National Parks, One at a Time · Nov 2, 2026 · 3m

Shenandoah National Park's land was almost entirely farmland a century ago -- more than 500 families were relocated when the park opened in 1935. Today the 105-mile Skyline Drive runs the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains past 75 overlooks, the Appalachian Trail crosses 101 miles of the park, and one of the densest black bear populations in the National Park System has rebounded across its 311 square miles. Part of the daily series America's National Parks, One at a Time.

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