Very beautiful town. Lots of walking with great scenery. During fall season is the most gorgeous to go visit. Its $20 per car or $35 for the whole year. They have a huge parking lot. You can walk to the town from the visitor parking which is about 2 miles down or you hop on the bus which is free and they will take you down (5 min ride). They have parking down the town but its very limited unless you arrive super early. They have a few mini restaurants and some stores as well. Great family gathering for exploration and something to go on a weekend. Didnt have a chance to go on the trail hike but I heard it was about 3 hours...
Read moreVery historical - it is best to hop on the shuttle bus to tour and visit the historical lower town as parking is very limited. Things to see are the Visitor centers - there are more than one - old buildings which have been refurbished and some have been made into museums, John Brown's Fort, and the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers. Harpers Ferry practically sits at the center of the Appalachian Trail. A walking tour through the heart of the lower town is highly...
Read moreThis is an old village National Park. Very limited parking. 2 out of 5 cars were getting parking tickets in the one parking lot on the area by the national park ranger thar his main duty is to issue parking tickets. The tiara are very narrow. Sidewalls are tight. The shops are quaint old town places. This is more of an old historic preservation of buildings abd an old town compared to the beauty of the...
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