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Enjoy a 15% discount off nightly vacation cottage rental rates now through November 30, 2024! Clean comfortable lakeside cottages with heat and Wi-Fi. Reconnect and make memories with family, loved ones and friends. Revel in the perfect fall days with onsite fishing, birdwatching, stargazing, canoes and bikes for guest use… Read More
Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 382: Folk Art Center, Visitor Center and Park Store 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, auditorium, and a cooperating association book… Read More
Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 418.8: Graveyard Fields Overlook Graveyard Fields is named for the haunting skeletons of ancient trees punctuating an otherwise grassy field, as seen from above at the Graveyard Fields Overlook. The horizon beyond offers a breathtaking view of surrounding mountains. To call the overlook a vista is an… Read More
The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation will host a free 30-minute webinar at 11 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 6, with photographer J. Scott Graham, who will discuss the best ways to enjoy fall color along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Graham will share tips for finding and photographing fall color and discuss his… Read More
Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 5.8 – 9.3: Humpback Rocks At the northern end of the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia, Humpback Rocks is perhaps the best representation of the varied combination of natural and cultural resources anywhere along the Parkway corridor. History of Humpback Rocks The prominent rock outcrop was a landmark… Read More
Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 296.7: Price Park A majestic 4,200 acres at the foot of Grandfather Mountain named in honor of Julian Price comprises this popular park. Julian Price Memorial Park lies directly adjacent to Moses H. Cone Memorial Park. Together these parks make up the largest developed area set… Read More
Enjoy a 15% discount off nightly vacation cottage rental rates now through October 31, 2024! Clean comfortable lakeside cottages with air conditioning, heat and Wi-Fi. Montfair Resort Farm is a perfect place to reconnect with family, loved ones and friends. Enjoy the end of summer days with onsite fishing, birdwatching,… Read More
Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 304.4: Linn Cove Viaduct & Visitor Center Final Link of the Parkway This seven-mile section of the Blue Ridge Parkway – once the Parkway’s missing link – was completed in 1987. It was delayed for twenty years as environmentalists, adjacent landowners, engineers, and architects sought a design that… Read More
Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 316.3 – 317: Linville Falls Visitor Center and Park Store Trails near the Linville Falls Visitor Center lead to the breathtaking three-tiered Linville Falls over the Linville Gorge via both strenuous and moderate hikes. The steep-walled Gorge is known as the “Grand Canyon of the Southern… Read More
Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 408.6: Mount Pisgah and Pisgah Inn & Restaurant Mount Pisgah’s spectacular views, hiking trails, picnic area, campground, lodge, restaurant, and country store make this area a popular destination along the Blue Ridge Parkway. For generations, Pisgah has been a popular mountain retreat for travelers. Pisgah Inn & Restaurant… Read More