Shenandoah, Official Map and Guide, NPS, free (good for finding campgrounds and to see the general layout of the park)
Nat. Geographic. Trails Illustrated map. #228 Shenandoah National Park, VA
USGS 1:62,500 maps: USGS Shenandoah North, Middle, South: 1: 62,500
Circuit Hikes in Shenandoah National Park, Ed. 14, 1996
Appalachian Trail Guide to Shenandoah National Park with Side Trails, PATC. Ed. 12, 1999 (sometimes includes PATC Maps 9, 10, 11)
Hikes to Waterfalls in Shenandoah National Park, 1997
Hike America: VA – an Atlas of VA’s Greatest Hiking Adventures, Bill and Mary Burnham, 2001
75 Hikes in Virginia’s Shenandoah National Park, 2d ed, Russ Manning
50 Hikes in Northern VA – Walks, Hikes, and Backpacks from the Allegheny Mtns to the Chesapeake Bay, 2d ed., Leonard M. Atkins, 2000
Cabins, PATC, 2004
The Trails of Virginia, Hiking the Old Dominion, 3d ed., Allen de Hart, 2003
Waterfalls of VA and WV – a Hiking and Photography Guide, Kevin Adams, 2001
Hikes to Waterfalls in Shenandoah National Park, 1997
Historical books:
Shenandoah Secrets. The Story of the Park’s Hidden Past. Carolyn and Jack Reeder. PATC 1991
Shenandoah Vestiges. What Mtn. People Left Behind. Carolyn and Jack Reeder. PATC 1980
Shenahdoah Heritage. The Story of the People Before the Park. Carolyn and Jack Reeder. PATC 1978, reprint 2000
Memories of a Lewis Mtn. Man. John W. Stoneberger. PATC 1993
The Dean Mtn. Story. Gloria Dean. PATC 1982
Lost Trails and Forgotten People. PATC 1981. Ed. 3, 2004
Skyland. The Heart of the Shenandoah National Park, George Freeman Pollock, 1960
Notes: Appalachian Trail (AT) is always blazed White!
In the Shenandoah Nat. Park Blue blazed trails are for hikers only, and Yellow are shared between horse riders and hikers
The maps and books listed above are for the whole park, not just for this page
Hikes in this section are organized North to South and then by date
Hike 1. Entry Run Trail -Pocosin Fire Road
Club: Jack's trace
Date: 02/18/2006
Parking: don't know
Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: EntryRunTr_PocosinFireRd_Rt637_GPS20060218JThorsen.tpo
Notes: apparently the hike goes on PATC property
Warnings: lots of road walking
Hike 2. Pocosin Hollow - South River Falls
Club: Shelley's trace
Date: 02/21/2004
Parking: don't know
Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: PocosinHollowTr_SouthRiverFalls_GPS20040221SBurns.tpo
Hike 3. Dry Run Falls
Club: my scouting; Jack's trace
Date: 02/19/2006; 01/31/2009
Parking: good
Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: DryRunFalls_20060219Merged_JThorsen.tpo; DryRunFalls_GPS20060219.tpo; DryRunFalls_GPS20060219JThorsen.tpo; DryRunFalls_GPS20090131.tpo
Printable map: DryRunFalls_GPS20060219Map.GIF
Description File: DryRunFalls_GPS20060219.doc
GPS TrackMaker Trace: DryRunFalls_GPS20060219.gtm; DryRunFalls_GPS20090131.gtm
Garmin MapSource Trace: DryRunFalls_GPS20090131.gdb
Universal GPS Format: DryRunFalls_GPS20090131.gpx; DryRunFalls_GPS20090131gtm.gpx
Photo Album: DryRunFalls_GPS20060219; DryRunFalls_GPS20090131
Warnings: bushwhacking involved
Hike 4. Dry Run Falls - South River Falls
Club: my scouting; Jack's trace
Date: 02/01/2003; 10/21/2006
Parking: good from the top, not so good from the bottom.
Topo! Mid-Atlantic Trace: DryRunFalls_SouthRiverFalls_GPS20030201.tpo; DryRunFalls_SouthRiverFalls_GPS20061021JThorsen.tpo
Description File: DryRunFalls_SouthRiverFalls_GPS20030201.doc
GPS TrackMaker Trace: DryRunFalls_SouthRiverFalls_GPS20030201.gtm
Warnings: bushwhack. Steep. My trace is when we didn't find most Dry Run falls due to ice and snow. Jack's trace is much better since it shows all the falls and has a better parking.