Virginia National Golf Club at the Battleground of Cool Spring is one of northern Virginia's crowned jewels.This extraordinary course is set between the scenic Shenandoah River and Blue Ridge Mountains. Between these two masterpieces of nature lie 18-holes of golfing splendor. The golf course is situated on property that resonates with fascination and history. Native American Indians first staked this land and named the Shenandoah River "Sherando, Daughter of the Stars." As Europeans began to arrive, King Charles granted more than five million acres to Lord Fairfax in 1646. This huge tract was surveyed in 1747 with the help of George Washington. In 1799, Thomas Parker built a house that he named "The Retreat" which later became the home of his grandson, Judge Richard E. Parker ("Hanging Judge Parker"), who presided over the trial of John Brown in 1859. The original house still stands overlooking the 18th green. John Brown's rebellion was a precursor to the Civil War. In 1864, advancing Union troops, under the command of General George Crook, were intercepted by a Confederate force sent by General John C. Breckenridge. The two armies met at Cool Spring. Fighting forced the Union troops across the river at the ford on The Retreat farm, where many drowned. The Battle of Cool Spring is remembered as the only Civil War battle fought in Clarke County, Virginia, and one remembered everyday by the golfers who visit Virginia National.
The Shenandoah Valley Golf Club is a 27-hole, 250-acre, daily fee golf course, located 8 miles north of Front Royal, Virginia. Our courses' scenic beauty features unparalleled views of Skyline Drive, the Blue Ridge and Massanutten mountain ranges. Everyone is welcome to play our public course; drive your tee shot down our rolling bentgrass fairways, past carefully tended flower gardens and mature stands of pines, oaks, willows and maples that guard your approach to our meticulously manicured, undulating greens.
This new jewel in the Shenandoah Valley is distinct in its abundance of rock, water and orchards. Its elevation variance and course length stretches from the shortest course of 3800 yards to the longest of 7200 yards. Spacious tee boxes, rolling greens of Penn A-4 Bent grass, and a variety of shot options provide a schematic for all levels of play.
Jackson's Chase is an 18 hole, year round facility. Designed by Shape Masters, our course is 6,429 yards of golf from the longest tee.
Step into the world of the prehistoric past, where visitors can turn back the pages of time to the Mesozoic era, where dinosaurs were the only creatures that roamed the earth.
Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park preserves and interprets key historical sites and events related to the American Civil War and the rich cultural heritage of the Shenandoah Valley. This includes the Battle of Cedar Creek, a decisive October 19, 1864 Union victory and Belle Grove, the antebellum plantation manor house of Isaac Hite (brother-in-law of President James Madison).
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