I'll be sectioning this summer from Front Royal to Cloverdale.Do the waysides carry stuff like peanut butter, bread, oatmeal, dinner stuff etc. Can I do some resupplying along the way? How about the convenience store right at Rockfish Gap? Thanks for any info you can give me.
_roadrunner_Waysides in Shenandoah
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hey roadrunner,
if my memory serves me correctly, the waysides and campstores in shenandoah do have what I would call “moderate” supplies. comparable to what you might find in a gas station store. You could probably get enough to resupply on, although it will more than likely be a bit pricy, and you may not have the best selection.
Also, I remember, a couple of the stores closed by 5 pm, so I wouldn’t plan on stopping in at night to buy stuff.
i’m sure someone else will post with more info…but the short answer is that you can get the basics…along with a mountain blackberry milkshake!
The rockfish gap store. Not sure. I stayed at the Inn at Afton right there and there was a small gas station convenience store there as well, but it did not have a very big selection at all. It almost looked like it was on the verge of closing down. This was 2 years ago too…so I’m not sure now.
hope that all helps,
-lakewood
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Thanks lakewood. If my memory is correct I met you at a shelter the night before Glenclif two summers ago. I think it was the trapper john LT.
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That gas station is closed at Rockfish Gap now. There's nothing convenient to the trail at Afton. Folks are pretty nice to hikers around there. Might be easy to get a lift into the many stores in Waynesville.
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I stayed at the Afton Inn last September. There are Pizza shops that will deliver to the Inn from Waynesboro if you don't want to get too far off the trail.
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