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Superintendent J.W. Wade of Shenandoah National Park announced that Camp Hoover, the weekend retreat of President Herbert Hoover, will be open to the public Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 11 and 12 and that a stage play portraying the life of the former President’s wife will be presented on Aug. 10 and 11.
The camp is located on the Rapidan River on the east side of the Park, four miles from Big Meadow. The buildings, which are normally reserved as VIP guest cabins, will be open for public tours, and free bus transportation will be provided to the camp.
This program is scheduled for the weekend closest to the former President’s Aug. 10 birthday and is an annual event at Shenandoah National Park. On Friday and Saturday evenings, a one hour play, “First Lady Lou,” will be presented in the Byrd Visitor Center at Big Meadow on Skyline Drive. Both programs are free to the public. “We hope everyone will take advantage of these special activities,” said Supt. Wade.
Camp Hoover was selected by Mr. Hoover shortly after his election in 1928. He was looking for a site near Washington, D.C. with good fishing and no mosquitoes. After selection of the perfect place in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Mr. Hoover purchased the land and building materials, and the U.S. Marine Corps constructed the camp.
From 1929 to 1933, the President used the camp as a “Weekend White House” often inviting government officials and foreign dignitaries to enjoy the rustic beauty of the area. The First Lady, Lou Henry Hoover, presided over a “summer camp” atmosphere that was maintained at “Camp Rapidan.”
It was here that President Hoover and Great Britain’s Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald held naval arms negotiations in 1929.
Upon leaving office, the President donated the land and its 13 rustic cabins to become part of the newly created Shenandoah National
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