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With many campgrounds, picnic areas and visitor centers opening on the Blue Ridge Parkway this weekend, the National Park ...
The Blue Ridge Parkway from milepost 0 to milepost 198 in Virginia, which closed due to impacts from Hurricane Helene, reopened Friday morning, the parkway announced. The reopened stretch includes ...
The Blue Ridge Parkway at milepost 401, south of Bent Creek Gap. Taken a week after the remnants of Hurricane Helene hit Western North Carolina. National Park Service “The recovery is going to ...
The National Park Service restored access to an additional 16 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway from Milepost 201, near Fancy Gap in Virginia, to milepost 217.3, at North Carolina Route 18.
Roadwork on the Blue Ridge Parkway south of Roanoke ... Work will take place from the U.S. 220 parkway entrance south of Roanoke at milepost 122, and continue southward toward milepost 143 ...
A National Park Service employee stands on a washed-out section of the Blue Ridge Parkway, at milepost 345 in North Carolina. Photo taken Oct. 6, 2024. National Park Service In the Spotlight ...
Two people were found dead Sunday on the Blue Ridge Parkway ... received a call about a person in distress near Milepost 63 on the parkway, the release states. When rangers and Amherst County ...
(WDBJ/DOI Release) - The National Park Service announced on May 6, 2025 that 22 miles of the historic Blue Ridge Parkway will be ... that will take place from milepost 122, at US 220 to milepost ...
The park encompasses more than 1,000 acres right off the Blue Ridge Parkway at milepost 115. It is managed by the Roanoke County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism. Roanoke County is ...
Visitors should take note of the following: The Blue Ridge Parkway will open in phases according to the following schedule: Milepost 1 to milepost 198 soft opening on Thursday, Oct. 10, formal ...
The Blue Ridge Parkway will ... operations will allow the Parkway to continue to serve the nation in this important role.” The projects include approximately $29 million for a full replacement of the ...