Important Notices
| COVID-19 & the VBWTBefore heading out to visit a site on the Virginia Bird & Wildlife Trail, be sure to check if that site has any COVID-19 policies or closures in place. This information is typically posted on a site's own website. |
Sites On This Loop
- MDS01: Rude’s Hill Shenandoah River Park
- MDS02: Camp Roosevelt Recreation Area
- MDS03: Luray-Hawksbill Greenway
- MDS04: S Fork Shenandoah River: Salem/White House Boat Landing
- MDS04A: Big Gem Park, Town of Shenandoah
- MDS04B: Catherine Furnace, U.S. Forest Service
- MDS05: S Fork Shenandoah River: Bealer’s Ferry Landing – This site has been withdrawn from the VBWT
- MDS06: S Fork Shenandoah River: Burners Ford Landing
- MDS07: S Fork Shenandoah River: Hazard Mill Landing – This site has been withdrawn from the VBWT
- MDS08: Bentonville to Front Royal River Loop
- MDS09: Raymond R. “Andy” Guest Jr., Shenandoah River State Park
Description
Yellowstone National Park is nationally known for being the first national park in the world, yet few people recognize the mossy foundations of Camp Roosevelt as the beginning of one of the world’s greatest conservation movements to date. In 1933, in response to the Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt created the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) to provide much needed employment for millions of men at a very trying time in American history. The CCC established over 4,000 camps and facilities still used today across America, including many in Virginia’s state parks and national forests. The Daughter of the Stars Loop is aptly named for the Native American legend describing the creation of the Shenandoah River and Valley as the place where “the morning stars placed the brightest jewels from their crowns in the river.” Along this loop, the Luray-Hawksbill Greenway exemplifies contemporary conservation efforts, providing a riparian buffer to Hawksbill Creek in downtown Luray. Several sites on this loop offer access to the wildlife viewing opportunities from a scenic highway or by boat from the Shenandoah River itself. The last part of this loop can be done completely by canoe or kayak, but please remember to respect local landowners private property as you enjoy the abundant wildlife along the river.
Loop Map
Services
Front Royal Department of Tourism
540-635-5788
tourism@FrontRoyalVA.com
Front Royal-Warren County Chamber of Commerce
540.635.3185
info@FrontRoyalChamber.com
Luray-Page County Chamber of Commerce
540.743.3915
luraypage1@earthlink.net
New Market Chamber of Commerce
540-740-3212
nmchambr@shentel.net
Shenandoah County Tourism
888-367-3965
tourism@shenandoahcountyva.us
Shenandoah Valley Travel Association
540.740.3132
info@svta.org
Shenandoah County Chamber of Commerce
540.459.2542
director@shenandoahcountychamber.com