The National Park Service will reopen more than 30 campsites in Loop A of Julian Price Campground, located at milepost 297 on ...

But the Blue Ridge Mountains no longer look as vibrant as they once did. Through pollution, humans have added additional particles into the atmosphere of the region, worsening visibility overall.

At The Liberty Trust, a restored 1907 bank-turned boutique hotel, you’ll find vaulted ceilings, marble floors, and views of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The building’s past is woven into the ...

The hazy blue was disappearing from the horizon, but it wasn’t just the trees fault. The trees in the Blue Ridge Mountains are responsible for that dreamy blue haze on the horizon. Trees produce ...

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 ...

Where is the Blue Ridge Parkway open? In addition to the recently opened segment near the Great Smoky Mountains, visitors can access 20 miles of the road from 285.5 (the Bamboo Gap) to mile marker ...

North Carolina Blue Ridge Parkway, Smoky Mountains close sections: 11 inches of snow fell in spots By Mark Price Updated December 3, 2020 6:31 AM ...

The group had a goal of conserving 50,000 acres in the Southern Blue Ridge by 2010, which it reached, Laggis said, and has set a new goal of conserving 30,000 more acres by the end of 2015.

That prize still goes to the Blue Ridge Parkway, which has traded the No. 1 spot over the years with Golden Gate National Recreation Area in San Francisco. In 2022, the parkway had just 72,000 ...

Virginia’s Blue Ridge is renowned for its scenic mountain views, forest hikes that offer both solitude and unexpected surprises, bike routes that attract cyclists from all over the country, and ...