Facing west from an elevation of 3,125 ft (952 m), The Oaks Overlook view is a narrow window into the Shenandoah Valley below. The man-made landscape of the Shenandoah Valley provides a stark contrast from the wilderness in Shenandoah National Park. For hundreds of years American Indians cultivated the land and grew corn, squash, and beans. Later European settlers established permanent farms. While agriculture expanded in the valley, the mountains provided land for smaller homesteads and livestock grazing. With the establishment of the Park, those families that resided in the mountains were forced out of their homes in favor of cultivating the wild nature of the mountains.

Maintenance of this view funded by Rockingham County Tourism through the Shenandoah National Park Trust Adopt an Overlook program.