🏞️ Appalachian National Scenic Trail

National Park📍 West Virginiaauto-imported (OSM)

Cost of access

Unknown — check official site

Amenities: Not documented — check the official site.

🧭 Navigate there

Fees and rules change — always confirm with the managing agency. Public land ≠ unlimited harvest: state licenses apply for hunting/fishing, and foraging rules vary by unit.

🧭 Keep exploring nearby

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The closest public places to Appalachian National Scenic Trail, straight-line distance.

12 mi away · State Park

🌳 Raymond R. "Andy" Guest, Jr. Shenandoah River State Park

Unknown — check official site

16 mi away · National Park

🏞️ Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute

Unknown — check official site

16 mi away · State Park

🌳 Seven Bends State Park

Unknown — check official site

17 mi away · National Park

🏞️ Shenandoah National Park

$30/vehicle (7 days)

19 mi away · Wildlife Mgmt Area

🦆 Rapidan Wildlife Management Area

Unknown — check official site

19 mi away · State / Public Land

🗺️ Shenandoah Wilderness

Unknown — check official site

23 mi away · National Park

🏞️ Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park

Unknown — check official site

24 mi away · Wildlife Mgmt Area

🦆 George Richard Thompson State Wildlife Management Area

Unknown — check official site

📋 Standard rules — National Parks

The publicly posted baseline for this land type. Individual units add their own rules — the official page always controls.

Entrance fee or America the Beautiful pass ($80/yr) at fee parks; some require timed-entry reservations in peak season
Pets: paved areas and campgrounds only, 6-ft leash — almost never on trails
No collecting: plants, mushrooms, antlers, rocks, and artifacts are protected (limited berry-picking allowed in some parks)
No hunting; firearms per state law but never discharged; no drones without a permit
Camp only in designated sites/zones with a permit where required; food storage rules enforced in bear country