Front Royal boasts to be the Gateway to the Shenandoah Valley

as well as where the Skyline Drive begins.

The city limits are 9 square miles and has a population of 13,500 in the last census.
Another nickname given to this area is Canoe Capital of Virginia.

POINTS OF INTEREST FOUND IN FRONT ROYAL:

Skyline Drive

105 mile scenic drive from Front Royal to Waynesboro, Virginia. There are 4 entry/exit points along the way.
The drive runs along the ridge of the entire length of the Shenandoah National Park.
There are parking overlooks along the way providing views of the Piedmont on the east and the Shenandoah Valley to the West.
One site along the way is a 610-ft. tunnel that runs through solid rock not far from Thornton's Gap.

Shenandoah National Park

The entrance to Shenandoah National Park is approximately 1/4 mile from Front Royal.

SNP became a national park in 1936.

Website: www.visitshenandoah.com
Information and Reservations: 800.999.4173
Camping Reservations: 800.365.CAMP
Camping Information: 540.999.3500

Balthis House
Circa 1787
55 Chester Street
Front Royal, Virginia 22630

Warren Rifles Confederate Museum
95 Chester Street, P.O. Box 1304
Front Royal, VA 22630
540.636.6982; 540.635-2219
Website: www:aratcom.com/museums/nv/sz/22630.htm

Houses pictures, documents and letters of Confederate Soldiers, personal items of Belle Boyd,
guns, and personal items of General Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson and Turner Ashby.

Hours: Monday-Saturday 9-4; Sunday Noon-4; April 15-October 31.

By Appointment November 2-April 14. Handicap accessible.

Belle Boyd Cottage-Circa 1860
101 Chester Street
Front Royal, Virginia 22640
540.636.1446

Middle-class home of Confederate Spy Belle Boyd.

HOURS: Monday-Friday 10:0-3:30; Saturday & Sunday by appointment;

Dec. 15-Mar 15 by appointment only.

Skyline Caverns
10344 Stonewall Jackson Hwy., Hwy 340
P.O. Box 193
Front Royal, Virginia 22630
800.296.4545 or 540.635.4545
Website: www.skylinecaverns.com

Skyline Caverns was discovered in 1937. Skyline Caverns offers above ground tours on a miniature train.
These caverns contain Calcite formations known as Anthodites or cave flowers.
Also features The Shrine, The Capitol Dome, Fairyland Lake, The Wishing Well, Flowstone,
Cathedral Hall and Rainbow Falls (37 feet). These unique formations are rarely found in caves worldwide.
Minutes from the intersections of I-81 and I-66. Only one mile from northern entrance of the Skyline Drive.
Skyline Caverns is open 365 days a year and located approximately 1 hour from Washington, DC.

HOURS: March 15-June 14:  9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.: Saturday and Sunday 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.

June 15-Labor Day:  9 a.m.-6:00 p.m.

Day after Labor Day-November 14:  9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.: Saturdays and Sundays:  9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.

November 15-March 14:  9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Blue Ridge Hot Air Balloons

Front Royal, VA

877.RIDE-AIR
Website: www.RIDEAIR.com

Front Royal Canoe Company

Front Royal, VA

540.635.5440
Website: www.frontroyalcanoe.com

WWII Fighter Rides

Winchester, VA

800.809.5482
Website: www.GIftFlight.com

Prospect Hill Cemetery
Prospect Street
Front Royal, Virginia 22630

Mosby Monument: erected in 1899 to commemorate the lives of

7 John S. Mosby's Rangers who were executed in Front Royal in September 1864.
 

Soldier's Circle: a circular lot at the top of the hill where lie the remains of 276 soldiers

representing each of the 13 states of the Confederacy. Stonewall Jackson directed troops

during the Battle of Front Royal on May 23, 1862.

LODGING
Skymont

353 Stonewall Jackson Highway

P.O. Box 187

Bentonville, VA 22610

540.665.8792

Website: www.mountain-lodging.com/skymont.htm

email: skymont@rma.edu

12 miles south of Front Royal on Rt. 340; Near Skyline Drive, Luray & Skyline Caverns,

Golf Courses and many Civil War Battlefields