Skyland can host meetings and retreats of up to 80 people and wedding ceremonies of up to 100 guests, with lodging on site. It stands at 3,680 feet along Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park, near Luray, Virginia, and is run by the park concessionaire.
Seminars and company events
The main meeting space is the Skyland Meeting Room, set in the historic Conference Building. It is equipped with a projector and screen, a 54-inch TV monitor, a PA system, a standing podium and a flip chart. Wi-Fi is available. Two stone wood-burning fireplaces give the room a warm setting for off-site working days, and a covered porch can be used for outdoor receptions between sessions. The venue also lists team-building programs run with an outside provider, from 90-minute sessions to full days. Hiking, horseback riding and astronomy events are offered in the park, which gives a retreat several options outside the meeting room.
Weddings and receptions
Skyland hosts weddings from April through November. Ceremonies can be held indoors or outdoors for up to 100 guests, and the reception space looks over the mountains. The venue sells wedding packages that combine ceremony, reception and lodging. Big Meadows Lodge, the other property of the same operator in the park, hosts weddings from mid-May to early November.
Rooms and capacities
The Skyland Meeting Room seats 60 in classroom layout and 80 in theater or banquet layout. Wedding ceremonies are limited to 100 guests. The site does not publish capacities for other rooms, so ask the team which space fits a larger reception.
Accommodation
Skyland spreads over 27 acres with 28 buildings along the ridge and in the woods. Rooms are offered with one king bed or two queen beds, and there are suites and detached cabins. Some rooms accept pets. Buildings have one or two floors with outside access and no elevators, and rooms have no phones, so plan for mobility needs and cell coverage depending on carrier. The site does not state the total number of bedrooms.
Catering
Catering is available for meetings. Skyland also has its own dining room with breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert and beverage menus, which suits groups that stay on the property.
History and setting
The lodge sits at the highest point of Skyline Drive, between mile markers 41.7 and 42.5. The surrounding national park offers views over the valley, wildflowers in spring and foliage in fall.
Getting there
Skyland is reached by road from Skyline Drive, with the nearest town being Luray, Virginia. Plan for a drive within the park, as the property is on a mountain ridge and the site does not describe public transport.
