Rapidan Camp, Shenandoah National Park

Name: Rapidan Camp
Address: Shenandoah National Park, United States

#4 among attractions in Shenandoah National Park

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Rapidan Camp in Shenandoah National Park in Madison County, Virginia, was built by U.S. President Herbert Hoover and his wife Lou Henry Hoover, and served as their rustic retreat throughout Hoover's administration from 1929 to 1933. The first family's residential cabin was known as the "Brown House" in contrast to their more famous residence, the White House. ()

Alternative names: Built: 1929 (95 years ago)Coordinates: 38°29'26"N, 78°25'11"W

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Day trips

Rapidan Camp – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Nakedtop, Hawksbill Mountain, Big Meadows Site, Big Meadows.

4.7 miN
Mountain
Nakedtop, Shenandoah National Park
120 min walk • Nakedtop is a summit in Page County, Virginia, in the United States. With an elevation of 3,734 feet, Nakedtop is the 157th highest mountain in Virginia. Nakedtop was so called because its peak has no trees. Nakedtop is visible from the Appalachian Trail.
4.7 miN
Natural attraction, Mountain, Park
Hawksbill Mountain, Shenandoah National Park
120 min walk • Hawksbill Mountain is a mountain with an elevation of 4,050 feet. Marking the border between Madison County and Page County in Virginia, the summit of Hawksbill Mountain is the highest point in Shenandoah National Park, as well as the highest point in both Madison and Page counties.
1.9 miN
Archaeological site
Big Meadows Site, Shenandoah National Park
49 min walk • The Big Meadows Site is an archaeological site on the National Register of Historic Places near Luray, Virginia. It is located in Shenandoah National Park.
2.7 miNW
Archaeological site
Big Meadows, Shenandoah National Park
70 min walk • Big Meadows is a recreational area of the Shenandoah National Park in Madison County and Page County, in the US state of Virginia. The meadow is located on the Skyline Drive at Milepost 51 and contains the park's Harry F. Byrd Visitor Center, a lodge, camp store, and camping area.
2.6 miN
Archaeological site
Gentle Site, Shenandoah National Park
66 min walk • The Gentle Site is an archaeological site in Shenandoah National Park, in Madison County, Virginia, United States.
1.8 miN
Archaeological site
Cliff Kill Site, Shenandoah National Park
47 min walk • The Cliff Kill Site is an archaeological site in Shenandoah National Park, in Madison County, Virginia, United States. Its name derives from the discoverers' supposition that it was originally used as a buffalo jump.
3 miN
Mountain pass, Nature
Fishers Gap, Shenandoah National Park
77 min walk • Fishers Gap is a wind gap of the Blue Ridge Mountains located on the border of Madison County and Page County in Virginia in the Shenandoah National Park. Both Skyline Drive and the Appalachian Trail pass across the gap.