Input on Skyline Dr. / Blue Ridge Mtn Virginia Trip
My wife and I are cooking up a drive down through the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia this Spring or early summer (June?). Specifically, the famous Skyline Dr. route through the Shenandoah National Park. Read cool things about it.
Has anyone done this trip before and have any recommendations as to the weather in the different months (is May better that June etc?), potential B&B's to stay in, things to do or see, etc? We could time it to be there mid week to avoid traffic etc. Any feed back would be appreciated.
Go this weekend, trees should be out, its a beautful drive and normally not that busy. We stayed at a B&B called the Acorn Inn that we like, up toward Wintergreen mountain, I am not sure how close it is to where you will be.
Skyline Drive and Blue Ridge parkway are nice and I would recommend May over June, but fall is typically the best due to fall foliage. This year the colors are pitiful due to drought.
Weekdays are better due to lack of traffic. Most of the parkway is 35 or 45 mph and is more for leisurely cruising vs. thrashing like at Tail of the Dragon. There are also occasional speed traps.
Several websites for B&B's out there and wineries, etc.
I'd be up for setting up a 986forum run there with an overnight sometime with you guys like at TOD.
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My wife and I did it some years back. We did it in the peak color season of fall and it was stunning. One of the best roads for a drop dop in the country. Enjoy the ride and try to make it as late as you can so you can enjoy the open air.
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