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Blooms & Wildlife Watching

Don't forget your cameras and binoculars when visiting the Blue Ridge Parkway! Learn when and where to see blooms along your journey.

Parkway Highlights

Doughton Park, MP 240
Renew your senses amid this landscape of open meadows. Doughton Park is one of the best places along the Blue Ridge Parkway to view white-tailed deer, raccoons, red and grey foxes, and bobcats.  Flowers burst on the scene in late spring and crea
Folk Art Center, Milepost 382
The Folk Art Center showcases the finest in traditional and contemporary craft of the Southern Appalachians. It houses the Southern Highland Craft Guild’s century-old Allanstand Craft Shop, exhibitions in three galleries, a library and an audit
Parkway Visitor Center, MP 384
Visitors traveling the Blue Ridge Parkway can now make one stop to learn about the entire 469 miles and 73-year history of the Parkway. The Parkway Visitor Center opened in 2008 and unveiled innovative, high-tech interactive exhibits. The LEED-certif
Rocky Knob & Mabry Mill, MP 169, 176.2
These Parkway treasures offer many opportunities for visitors including hiking, camping, picnicking, and one of the most-photographed structures along the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Blue Ridge Music Center
The Blue Ridge Music Center is a state-of-the-art performing arts facility built to preserve and promote the historic music of Virginia and the Blue Ridge. The Blue Ridge region has produced more old-time and bluegrass musicians per capita than any o
Humpback Rocks, MP 5.8
Located at the northern end of the Blue Ridge Parkway, Humpback Rocks is an area rich in history, scenic beauty, and abundant hiking trails. Early European settlers forged a living from the native materials that flourished in the Appalachian Mountain
Julian Price Memorial Park, MP 297
A majestic 4,200 acres at the foot of Grandfather Mountain, named in honor of Julian Price, comprises this popular park and lies directly adjacent to the Moses H. Cone Memorial Park. Together these parks make up the largest developed area set as

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National Park Service Parkway Events

Saturday, May 19, 2012, 6:00 pm

Old Salem Spring Festival & Pottery Fair on the Square

Saturday, May 19, 2012, 10:00 am

11th Annual Yadkin Valley Wine Festival

Saturday, May 19, 2012, 11:00 am
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44th Annual Festival in the Park

Thursday, May 24, 2012, 6:00 pm

Culpeper Fireman's Parade

Thursday, May 24, 2012, 5:00 pm
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44th Annual Festival in the Park

Friday, May 25, 2012, 6:00 pm

Heritage Fest +

Friday, May 25, 2012, 6:00 pm
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National Park Service Parkway Events

Saturday, May 26, 2012, 6:00 pm

44th Annual Festival in the Park

Saturday, May 26, 2012

Youth TradFest

Saturday, May 26, 2012

Heritage Fest +

Saturday, May 26, 2012, 10:00 am

White Squirrel Festival

Saturday, May 26, 2012, 12:00 pm

4th Annual Louisiana Crawfish Festival

Saturday, May 26, 2012, 5:00 pm
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44th Annual Festival in the Park

Sunday, May 27, 2012, 6:00 pm

White Squirrel Festival

Sunday, May 27, 2012, 12:00 pm
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44th Annual Festival in the Park

Monday, May 28, 2012, 6:00 pm
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