A Muddy Boat Landing

Front Royal, VA

There is nice riverfront park at the foot of Luray Avenue in Front Royal. It’s in a floodplain, though, so it is closed when the South Fork of the Shenandoah rises out of its banks. I stopped at the boat landing there on Friday to see if the water had receded. It wasn’t down to the normal level yet, but Eastham Park was open. The boat landing was still largely underwater, with a large muddy area where the water had intruded.

 

There are broken branches in the river resting on the concrete pier, which is still under water. A sign was knocked down, although a picnic table still stands, muddy and warped.

We were fortunate that the Shenandoah Valley was not hit as hard by Hurricane Helene as Southwest Virginia and North Carolina. By the way, Skyline Drive is open, although the Blue Ridge Parkway is closed. It is farther south, starting at Route 250 and winding its way down to North Carolina. You may have seen images of the tragic flooding and landslides in the mountains of North Carolina. 

I am re-sharing summer photos of this boat landing so that you can see what it looks like in nice weather.

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