Alt Text Map of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park where Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia meet. The park is highlighted in green with the surrounding area in tan. A sideways-oriented Y-shaped river cuts through the park. Major highways are represented by orange lines, the street grid by white lines, and trails by dashed green lines. Extended Description The park is located along the Potomac River where the Shenandoah River merges with it, forming a sideways Y-shape that opens to the left. It also forms the borders between the three states. Maryland is along the top right of the map, Virginia the bottom right of the map, and West Virginia takes up most of the left side of the map. US Highway 340 cuts through the park from right to left. The entrance to the park and the Visitor Center is on Shoreline Drive along the left side of the Shenandoah River off US Highway 340 in West Virginia. There is a park shuttle bus, information, and restrooms available at the Visitor Center, and parking and a picnic area are nearby. Also near the Visitor Center, the Trail to Lower Town travels east and the Murphy-Chambers Farm Trail travels southwest. The Murphy-Chambers Farm Trail weaves around the Murphy Chambers Farm and passes two overlooks, the Murphy House, the John Brown Fort Foundation, and Earthworks for a combined 1.1-mile (1.8 kilometer) loop. The Trail to Lower Town follows the river to Historic Harpers Ferry. The park shuttle bus route begins at the Visitor Center and follows Shoreline Drive along the river to Historic Harpers Ferry. There are five parking areas near the Visitor Center. They are numbered and marked by blue numbers. The first parking area is at an overlook at the end of Whitman Avenue in Bolivar Heights just above US Highway 340. Restrooms are available there. Two trails also start from the overlook, the Lower Loop and the Upper Loop. The Upper Loop Trail is 1.3 miles (2.1 kilometers) long and stays close to the overlook. The Lower Loop Trail is more than 2 miles long, crosses State Highway 27 as it heads to the left, and ends along the Schoolhouse Ridge North. The second parking area is to the left of the overlook and just off State Highway 27. The third parking area is on the other side of State Highway 27 and just above the second parking area. There are restrooms there as well. The fourth parking area, which also has restrooms, is down State Highway 27 past State Highway 340 by the Old Standard Quarry along the Schoolhouse Ridge South. The fifth and final parking area is at the end of Murphy Road by the Murphy House. In Historic Harpers Ferry, Lower Town, there is a park shuttle bus stop, information, restrooms, restaurants, near the Point. The Point is the tip of Harpers Ferry that forms the Y of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers meeting. Parking is available at the Visitor Center two miles away. Also located near Historic Harpers Ferry is John Brown’s Fort, a train station, Jefferson Rock, Harper Cemetery, gazebo and picnic area, Lockwood House, overlook, Mather Training Center (formerly Storer College), and Appalachian Trail Conservancy Visitor Center. The Appalachian Trail weaves through Historic Harpers Ferry along Shenandoah Street as well. Part of the trail heads over the Potomac River via the Railroad Tunnel and then splits in two. One section of the trail continues to the right along the Potomac River and Sandy Hook Road. It passes Lock 32, goes under State Highway 340, and ends shortly after that on its way to the Weverton Cliffs. The other section of the trail that splits off heads up the Potomac River along Harpers Ferry Road. It passes the Overlook Cliff, the Maryland Heights area, the Naval Battery Overlook, Lock 34, and then turns into the C&O Canal Towpath. The towpath continues along the river, past the Fort Duncan Site, and then off the top of the map. The part of the Appalachian Trail that heads to the left of Historic Harpers Ferry and crosses the Shenandoah River via State Highway 340. It then weaves down along the Blue Ridge, which forms the border between West Virginia and Virginia, and disappears off the bottom of the map. The Loudoun Heights Trail branches off this portion of the Appalachian Trail and winds its way to the Split Rock Overlook along the Potomac River. Legend In the lower right area of the map is a scale that measures 0.25 and 0.5 kilometers and 0.25 and 0.5 miles. The legend below reads as follows: Green dashed line on green shading for Hiking trail, Green triangle with green numbers for Distance indicator, and Green shading for Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. Six symbols represent Park shuttle bus stop, Parking, Restrooms, Information, Picnic area, and Restaurant.