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Hickory Spring Parking Area - elev. 2940' (Milepost 12.0)

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Overlook Description

Pignut and shagbark species of hickory may be seen by the spring near this small parking area. Leaves turn bright yellow in autumn. Across the road is a view of Torrey Ridge.
 

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Blue Ridge Parkway GuidebooksExcerpt adaptations from Blue Ridge Parkway Guide: Volume 1 (by William G. Lord), Blue Ridge Parkway Guide: Volume 2 (by William G. Lord), Guide to the Blue Ridge Parkway - 3rd Edition (by Victoria Logue, Frank Logue, and Nicole Blouin). Copyright 1981 by the American Chestnut Foundation. Reprint by permission of Menasha Ridge Press.
 
 

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