Assessments of storm damage on the Blue Ridge Parkway have found significant, and in some cases castrophic, damage between mileposts 280 and 469, the National Park Service said Saturday.

It comes right as the region – and road – typically sees a boom in usage as weather cools and the leaves change colors.

The famed and scenic Blue Ridge Parkway remains closed after suffering catastrophic damage from Hurricane Helene.

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is open with limited closures after Tropical Storm Helened forced many road and trail closures.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is closing roads and canceling events as heavy rains related to Hurricane Helene continue to fall in the area.

It comes right as the region – and road – typically sees a boom in usage as weather cools and the leaves change colors.

The famed Blue Ridge Parkway – spanning more than 400 miles – remains closed with no reopening date, according to the National Park Service (NPS).

The Blue Ridge Parkway remains closed indefinitely a week after the wrath of Tropical Storm Helene Sept. 27, which wrought "catastrophic" damage.

All the visitors centers in the national park have reopened by now, but some other areas are still off limits.

The entire Blue Ridge Parkway, a 469-mile stretch running through North Carolina and Virginia, is closed until further notice. Why it matters: Prime leaf-peeping and hiking season just began. The big picture: Hurricane Helene wreaking havoc on America's most-visited national park is a triple threat — it's rendered roads impassable,