Large sections of the Blue Ridge Parkway remain closed in Western North Carolina. Which areas might reopen in late summer, ...

North Carolina senators Thom Tillis and Ted Budd sent a letter April 10 to Secretary of Interior Doug Burgum asking the National Park Service to pause a project on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Some Blue Ridge Parkway visitors say partial closures due to Helene impacts and recovery work make navigation difficult.

The U.S. Department of Interior delayed a resurfacing project on the Blue Ridge Parkway to prevent extra economic strain ...

The National Park Service restored access to an additional 16 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway from Milepost ... barriers to allow for safe visitor travel.” Due to the severity of the storm ...

With many campgrounds, picnic areas and visitor centers opening on the Blue Ridge Parkway ... sections. The Parkway website offers milepost status updates and detour maps. To preserve the park ...

here are the top travel experiences in the Tar Heel State. A 250-mile stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway winds through western North Carolina, yielding views of mountains, waterfalls, and other ...

A section of the Blue Ridge ... Parkway traffic has been detoured through Roanoke and along U.S. 221. Since work began last summer, the section of the parkway has also been off-limits to travel ...

As the summer season gets into full swing, National Park Service officials remind Blue Ridge Parkway visitors and neighbors that there’s much to enjoy on the Parkway this season. With multiple ...

All told, roughly $26.4 billion was generated by national park guests in 2023. Here’s where they spent the most: ...