The Grand Canyon might conjure images of awe-inspiring desert landscapes of the American Southwest. But did you know there's a striking canyon in the Blue Ridge Mountains, too? To see it, you'll need ...

The boards of county commissioners and county supervisors in the 17 counties in North Carolina and 12 counties in Virginia ...

The Blue Ridge Parkway had 17.5 million visitors in 2025, according to preliminary data from the National Park Service. It is ...

A total of 16.7 million people traversed the Blue Ridge Parkway last year, a 6% increase over 2022, according to preliminary numbers from the National Park Service. While official numbers have not ...

The Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia reopened Friday, two weeks after remnants of Hurricane Helene caused disastrous flooding in the Appalachian region. The parkway is now open from milepost 0 to ...

When driving the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway, we highly recommend stopping along the way. Our author especially likes one ...

North Carolina's Blue Ridge Parkway features several long hikes that reward endurance with sweeping mountain views, dense forests, and high-elevation scenery.

RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia segment of the Blue Ridge Parkway, which had been closed indefinitely since Sept. 29, when Hurricane Helene significantly damaged it, will be officially reopening to the ...

The National Park Service reopened an 8-mile section of the Blue Ridge Parkway from Milepost 221.8 to 229.7 on the North Carolina side near the border with Virginia on Aug. 15, the agency said in a ...

Asheville, N.C. — The entire length of the Blue Ridge Parkway remains closed as emergency stabilization efforts and damage assessments continue in the wake of significant, and in some areas ...

The 469-mile parkway’s North Carolina stretch remains entirely closed. Nearly 200 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway — including Shenandoah National Park — reopened in Virginia on Friday after being ...