When you’re camping on the Blue Ridge Parkway, these ghost stories that originate in the surrounding mountains are perfect tales to be told around the campfire. Caution: Many places listed here require special permission to visit or investigate. Many are patrolled by authorities and trespassers could be prosecuted. Virginia Martha Washington Inn (Abingdon, VA) The […]

Blue Ridge Parkway Superintendent Phil. Francis announced today that the Southern Highland Craft Guild has been awarded a concession contract for retail sales at the Folk Art Center in Asheville, NC. This concessions contract will be issued for a term of 10 years. The contract requires sales of Appalachian made handicrafts as well as limited […]

Special holiday trees decorated to highlight the cultural heritage of four western North Carolina communities are on display at the National Park Service’s Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center at Milepost 384 in Asheville. Trees from the Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center in Robbinsville, along with trees from Bryson City, Mount Airy and Western North Carolina’s […]

Start the year off right with a sensory hike along the first mile of the Profile Trail on January 1, 2013. Participants will learn to enjoy using their full range of senses to experience Grandfather Mountain State Park. Slow down and experience the journey not just the destination. Hot chocolate will be available after the […]

The Blue Ridge Parkway has implemented a full, two-lane closure to all visitor use between Milepost 355.3 and Milepost 359.8. The closure begins just south of Highway 128, at the entrance to Mount Mitchell State Park, and ends at Walker Knob Overlook. Access to Mount Mitchell State Park remains open to southbound Parkway traffic via […]