Skyline Caverns
Skyline Caverns is strategically located in one of the wealthiest and fastest growing metropolitan areas in the country, includingLoudoun and Fairfax counties. As the name implies it is adjacent to Skyline Drive in the Shenandoah National Park at the crest of the picturesque Blue Ridge Mountains.Skyline Caverns is an ideal example of the ability of man to adapt the environment so that the general public can actively participate in an experience that nature took 60 million years to create.Dramatic lighting techniques afford the visitor a truly exceptional view of some of the most intricate and unique cave formations in the country.Many people have the impression that a cave or cavern is a forbidding, cold, lifeless place. Nothing could be further from the truth as the caverns are the residence for a host of creatures that love the dark! Look carefully as you travel through the winding pat...
Skyline Caverns is strategically located in one of the wealthiest and fastest growing metropolitan areas in the country, includingLoudoun and Fairfax counties. As the name implies it is adjacent to Skyline Drive in the Shenandoah National Park at the crest of the picturesque Blue Ridge Mountains.Skyline Caverns is an ideal example of the ability of man to adapt the environment so that the general public can actively participate in an experience that nature took 60 million years to create.Dramatic lighting techniques afford the visitor a truly exceptional view of some of the most intricate and unique cave formations in the country.Many people have the impression that a cave or cavern is a forbidding, cold, lifeless place. Nothing could be further from the truth as the caverns are the residence for a host of creatures that love the dark! Look carefully as you travel through the winding pathways and you can possibly catch a glimpse of the some of the residence that call this miraculous ecosystem home.Skyline Caverns contains four major formations. These formations are stalactites, stalagmites, columns and flowstone, each a testament to nature's grandeur and man's conservancy.One of the more unique features of the caverns is the presence of five active streams.The total area of the cavern open to the general public descends 260 feet below the surface and maintains a constant temperature of 54 degrees, making it the perfect day trip no matter what the weather!This awe inspiring and historical cavern system is more than a treasured natural attraction, it is educational, exciting and only an hour's drive from Washington D.C.A destination where living legacies are acclaimed and celebrated.
