Rockfish Gap Fee Station
Rockfish Gap Fee Station is a ranger station in Augusta, Virginia which is located on Skyline Drive. Rockfish Gap Fee Station is situated nearby to the ranger station Rockfish Gap Fee Office, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Rockfish Gap Overlook.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rockfish Gap and Swannanoa.
Rockfish Gap
Mountain saddle
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rockfish Gap is a wind gap located in the Blue Ridge Mountains between Charlottesville and Waynesboro, Virginia, United States, through Afton Mountain, which is frequently used to refer to the gap.
Swannanoa
Manor estate
Photo: Colchicine, Public domain.
Swannanoa is an Italian Renaissance Revival villa built in 1912 by millionaire and philanthropist James H. Dooley above Rockfish Gap on the border of northern Nelson County and Augusta County, Virginia, in the US. Swannanoa is situated 1 mile southwest of Rockfish Gap Fee Station.
Blue Ridge Tunnel
Parking area
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Blue Ridge Tunnel is a historic railroad tunnel built during the construction of the Blue Ridge Railroad in the 1850s. The tunnel was the westernmost and longest of four tunnels engineered by Claudius Crozet to cross the Blue Ridge Mountains at Rockfish Gap in central Virginia. Blue Ridge Tunnel is situated 4,200 feet southeast of Rockfish Gap Fee Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Afton and Swannanoa.
Afton
Village
Photo: jpmueller99, CC BY 2.0.
Afton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Albemarle and Nelson counties in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is newly listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 313.
Swannanoa
Locality
Swannanoa is an Italian Renaissance Revival villa built in 1912 by millionaire and philanthropist James H. Dooley above Rockfish Gap on the border of northern Nelson County and Augusta County, Virginia, in the US.
Basic City
Neighborhood
Photo: Weatherdude, Public domain.
Basic City was an incorporated town located in Augusta County, Virginia, in the United States. Formed in 1890, it was named after a process for steel manufacture. Basic City is situated 2½ miles northwest of Rockfish Gap Fee Station.
Rockfish Gap Fee Station
- Type: Ranger station
- Address: Skyline Drive
- Location: Augusta, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.03762° or 38° 2′ 15″ northLongitude
-78.856° or 78° 51′ 22″ westOperator
Shenandoah National ParkOpen location code
87C324QV+2JOpenStreetMap ID
node 534508045OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=ranger_station
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rockfish Gap Fee Office and Rockfish Gap Overlook.
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