This is the Parkway fall color report for October 8, 2009. Obviously October means fall color season to thousands of Parkway travelers but don’t neglect the great displays along the road and the signs of fall harvest with fields of pumpkins and cabbage, corn growing right up to the edge of the roadway in many […]

It’s late September and the Parkway meadows are filled with Coreopsis and Black Eyed Susan, Queen Anne’s Lace, Butterfly Weed, Joe Pye Weed. All of those late summer blooms and early fall blooms that fill the roadside with color. Typically the Blue Ridge Parkway experiences the much anticipated change in fall foliage around the middle […]

From the end of October through mid-November, expect to see some remaining fall color, but only in the lower Parkway elevations. The James River crossing in Virginia where the Parkway dips to about 650 feet is a good example of a place that will probably have good late fall color. The Roanoke valley and the […]

This is the last weekend of October and although many of the low elevation areas still have a lot of good color coming in over the next week or so the mid to high elevations are beyond their peak along the Parkway. This isn’t to say that a drive to the Parkway won’t bring a […]

Here’s the latest fall color report from individual districts and developed areas along the Parkway for the third weekend of October. Remember that elevation and your north/south orientation make a lot of difference so plan to drive some distant on the Parkway to be sure you catch some of the great fall color. South of […]