In 2023, the Blue Ridge Parkway, with hundreds of miles of winding roads cutting through Virginia and North Carolina, was visited by 16.7 million people and brought in $1.4 billion in local ...

When I went looking for Blue Ridge Parkway Campgrounds while planning my first trip down the parkway, I didn’t really know what to expect at first. Google Maps showed me that there was plenty of ...

In 2023, the Blue Ridge Parkway, with hundreds of miles of winding roads cutting through Virginia and North Carolina, was visited by 16.7 million people and brought in $1.4 billion in local ...

The Blue Ridge Parkway is among the most-visited national parks in the country. So far in 2025, the parkway has received 1,407,527 visitors, according to National Park Service records.

For those on the North Carolina side looking for nearby alternatives to the parkway, Rita Larkin, a spokeswoman for the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation, recommended attractions like the Moses H ...

Previous reporting: Blue Ridge Parkway visits high despite Helene. Trump officials don't want it publicized The Federal Highway Administration and the parkway agreed to postpone the project ...

Allison and Mike McQuinn of Asheville, N.C. and their sons Felix, 8, and Nolan, 6, walk on a trail in the Blue Ridge Mountains near the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina Nov. 3, 2024.

The Blue Ridge Parkway pulled in $1.4 billion in visitor spending in 2023, according to the National Park Service, and Helene caused "moderate to catastrophic" damage to more than 187,000 acres of ...