Shenandoah National Park
Big Meadows Lodge
Marcellus Wright Jr.'s 1939 stone and chestnut lodge at Skyline Drive mile 51, open seasonally (May 4 to November 29 in 2026); book the Main Lodge.
- Built
- 1939Built 1939 of Massanutten stone and native wormy chestnut (official; Skyline Drive Historic District nomination).
- Style
- Rustic (NPS 'parkitecture')
- Architect
- Marcellus Wright Jr.
- Type
- Lodge
- Credentials
- Inside a National Register historic district
The story
Big Meadows Lodge was built in 1939 for the Virginia Sky-line Company to designs by Marcellus Wright Jr., using stone from the Massanutten range and native wormy chestnut. The district nomination ranks it, with Dickey Ridge Lodge (1938), among the finest examples of rustic park architecture in the eastern national parks. Guests stay in the main lodge and nearby cabins and lodge buildings.
Good to know
- Pets welcome
- Address: Skyline Drive, Mile 51, Shenandoah National Park, VA
Sources (3)
Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.