Front Royal is your northern gateway to the Shenandoah Valley and is located in the northwestern corner of Virginia, 70 miles west of Washington, D.C. Located in an area with easy access to the Shenandoah National Park, Skyline Drive, George Washington National Forest, the Shenandoah River and only 70 miles to Washington DC. There is also has a large number of American Civil War attractions, both in the town and the surrounding Shenandoah Valley. Front Royal is the home of Randolph-Macon Academy (founded 1892) which features an Air Force JROTC program. Front Royal is also the home of Christendom College and the Smithsonian's Conservation and Research Center. Along with these universities are the two rival high schools, Skyline High School and Warren County High School. Front Royal is also home to the Canine Enforcement Training Center (CETC), which trains dogs in various detection abilities for numerous Federal Agencies. Commercially, it is the home to a Virginia Inland Port situated on U.S. Route 522.