National Park Service · WV
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Where the Shenandoah meets the Potomac — three-state-view ridges, Civil War history, and the Appalachian Trail running straight through town.
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To provide peregrine falcons adequate space for nesting, portions of Maryland Heights will be closed from Feb 15 to July 31. This includes several rock outcroppings near the overlook and certain climbing walls. The Maryland Heights Trail is OPEN.
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Maryland Heights Overlook
The postcard view of Harpers Ferry from the MD bluff above the Potomac-Shenandoah confluence. Steep, rocky, and crowded on weekends. Trailhead parking is on Sandy Hook Rd shoulder — free, no NPS entrance fee on this side.
Loudoun Heights Loop
The quieter alternative to Maryland Heights — a loop combining the AT with blue-blazed spur trails. Views look south and east toward the Shenandoah and the town of Harpers Ferry rather than the dramatic confluence shot.
Bolivar Heights
Civil War battlefield ridge inside Harpers Ferry NHP — short mowed-grass and dirt loops through cannon-studded meadows with views toward the Shenandoah Valley. Quieter than the lower-town trails.
Park advisories
Facilities staff are doing repair work on several buildings in Lower Town. Please follow signs for alternate entrances and heed temporary closures.
About this park
Agency
National Park Service.
Official site
Coordinates
39.3254, -77.7311
Trails covered
3 curated routes at this park.