(Micaville, NC) The Crabtree Meadows Recreation Area at milepost 339.5 on the Blue Ridge Parkway has been renamed Crabtree Falls Recreation Area. While the small amount of remaining meadow reflects the area’s history as a farming community, the name change was implemented to highlight the spectacular waterfall on Crabtree Creek. Many visitors are unaware of […]
Temporary Closure of Mt. Pisgah Trail
(Asheville, NC) The Blue Ridge Parkway, in cooperation with the US Forest Service, will implement a limited closure of the Mount Pisgah trail located at Milepost 407.6. The television broadcasting tower located at the top of Mount Pisgah is scheduled to undergo upgrading of select antennae which will require closure of the top of the […]
Blue Ridge Parkway Wildflower Report for August 20, 2010
Many find the Parkway their favorite place to escape the summer heat. Even here in early to mid August, Parkway meadows are filled with the beautiful blooms of summer that remind us that just about any time of year or season the Parkway is a wonderful place for those who live wildflowers. On the northern […]
Blue Ridge Parkway Travel Advisory
(Asheville, NC) The Blue Ridge Parkway will implement a closure from Wagon Road Gap at Milepost 412 to Graveyard Fields Parking Overlook at Milepost 418 on Monday, August 23rd through Thursday, August 26, 2010, to conduct storm debris removal and hazardous tree work. The closure will be in effect Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. […]
Parkway Begins Reconstruction of Historic Stone Guardwalls
(Alleghany County, NC) The Blue Ridge Parkway will be closed to all traffic from Milepost 241 near Doughton Park to Milepost 244.9 at Basin Cove Parking Overlook beginning November 1, 2010, and lasting until April 29, 2011. Detour traffic signage will direct Parkway visitors around the closure area via NC Route 18 and US Highway […]
