Evening star., 1938-06-19

Resort Life
Active Near
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Parklands and Sea
Are Just Around
Bend in Road.

r VUB Of the Nations Middle
Eastern vacationland, WASH
ington, can look forward
u Il again this summer to q
panorama of mountain, and seashore
attractions that has broadened with
each passing year.
Residents of the Nations Capital,
fortunately, don't have far to 60 ito
get away from it all" in the summer
time. Within q radius of 100 miles
or slightly more are many of the
outstanding resorts Of the whole
United States.
In recent years. the Federal and
State governments and the people
themselves have become more and
more recreation and vacation minded,
impelled by the growth of leisure time
that comes with shorter hours and
the social consciousness of consider
ing factors other than just the neces-
stiles Of life.
Northwest, west and southwest of
Washington lie beautifully developed
park areas with display of scenery
hardly oqualled anywhere in the
country, an area that draws motorists,
fishermen, hunters. canoeists, bathers,
golfers, campers, in fact all varieties
Of the vacation bug.
This Is Shenandoah National Park.
new as national park, but long
famous in American history, and only
IS miles west Of the Nations Capital
At present there are three entrances
to the park-at Front Royal, Thorn
toms Gap and Swift Run Gap. Beau
tiful Skyland Drive now runs the
length of the park from Front Eoyal
to Swift Run Gap.
-Four picnic grounds have been
provided for visitors to the park,
and ct Big Meadows there is q COM
bined trailer and tent camp ground.
All conveniences for the park visitors
are supplied by the Virginia Sky Line
Co., operating. under a concession
contract approved by Secretary of
Interior Ickes. This company main
tains lunch counters, dining rooms
and cabins at various locations where
the facilities are in demand.
There are accommodations for 200
guests at 6kyland, a. mountain-top
development $500 feet above sea level,
with rustic cabins lining the brink
Of Kettle Canyon. Skyland Is the
: center for hiking and hona-hack.
riding. Thefe~ars fnnumera0les Lis
in all directions that take the hikkr+
and rider TO countless spots OF natural
beauty.
VIRGINIA also directs attention
to its six State parks, of which
Seashore Park, near Cape Henry.
with bathing beach on Chesapeake
Bay, and Westmoreland Park, near
Montross, bounded on the east by
the Potomac River, are the most ac-
cessible to Warrington. The other
State parks are located in the noun
tains and hills Of Central and South
west Virginia.
The prospective vacationist should
not overlook such other Virginia
mountain attractions as Hot Springs,
Warm Springs, Healing Springs, Ork-
ney Springs, Mountain Lake and
other spas in the Old Dominion.
The Virginia State Chamber of
Commerce reports this summer an
unusually large number of inquiries
regarding summer camps. For the
benefit of parents interested in send
ing their own sons and daughters to
Q Virginia summer camp, or in going
to an adult camp for their own va
cation, we list herewith the following
summer camps in Virginia and West
Virginia:
Girls camps-Camp Tree Top,
Salem (Young Women's Christian As
sociation camp; Camp May Flather,
Mount Solon and Camp Matoaka, on
Lake Prince, near Suffolk. Girl Scout
camps; Camp Allegheny, Greenbrier,
w. Va: Camp Mont Shenandoah,
Millboro Springs; Camp Okahawis,
Rockbridge Baths; Camp Goodspeed,
located on Chesapeake Bay. Cape
Henry; Camp Robert Hunt, IL miles
from Norfolk on Chesapeake Bay;
Camp Lafayette, for girls 8 to 16,
Shawsville.
Boys camps-Camp Shaw-Mi- Del
Eca, Lewisburg, w. Va: Camp Gauley,
Webster County, w. Va; Camp Green
brier. Anderson, w. Va; Camp Monte
Vista, for boys 8 to IA, on Crockett
Springs Lawn, about six miles from
Shawsville Station, Shawsville; Camp
Virginia, Goshen; Red Rock Camp,
for boys 10 to is, Saltville; Camp
Appalachia, Covington; Camp Robert
Hunt, IL miles from Norfolk on Chesa-
peake Bay.
Adults camps-Bruce's Camps and
wildwood Camp on Lee highway, y. s.
asoute II, near Lexington; Wattsylne
Camp, / mile south of Natural Bridge
on Lee highway, U. S. Route so; Eds
Park, State Route 4, II miles west Of
Harrisonburg; Bear Trap Farm, State
Route 262, about IS miles southwest
Of Harrisonburg: Massanutten Caverns
Cottage Camp, miles east of Harri-
sonburg on U. 8. SO.
MONROE couny, Pa, with its Po-
como Mountains, Delaware Wa
ter Gap. Delaware Valley, stroudsburg,
East stroudsburg, Buck Hill Falls and
other resorts, has long been q sum-
mer haven for Washingtonians.
The summer golf tournament pro-
gram is already under way at Buck
Hill Falls and WILL be concluded with
the seventh annual Pocono Noun
tains Invitation Tournament. August
81, September l and 2.
Featuring the golf events are q Sc
ries Of interclub matches with Sky
top and Pocono Manor, first Of which
has been scheduled for July 8 at
skytop with returning match In
August. Other interclub events have
been planned with Scranton, c. c.,
Saucon Valley and Northampton Clubs.
Announcement was made by Charles
N. Thompson. general manager, Of
the appointment Of Dr.. Herbert Lorenz,
former athletic coach at Lafayette
College, Easton. Pa. and now direc-
tor Of physical education at East