The Blue Ridge Parkway cuts through it, as does the Appalachian Trail in VA. Mount Rogers and Whitetop Mountain, Virginia’s highest peaks, are surrounded by 200,000+ acres of old-growth forest.

There’s hardly an inch of the Blue Ridge Parkway that wouldn’t make a lovely spot to have a picnic. Whether you’ve been taking a scenic drive or hiking for miles, there’s something very ...

With the first pier of the new Blue Ridge Parkway bridge crossing over I-26 built as of Oct. 27, construction on the first half of the bridge has begun, the North Carolina Department of ...

NATURAL BRIDGE, Va. (WSET) — A new disc golf trail has opened just in time for the summer. Natural Bridge State Park celebrated the completion of its brand-new Thistle Ridge Disc Golf Trail with ...

NATURAL BRIDGE, Va. (WDBJ) - The Blue Ridge Parkway Communications Center received reports of a motorcycle accident around 1 p.m. Saturday near milepost 74 south of James River.

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - A section of the Blue Ridge Parkway has reopened. Leesa Sutton Brandon with the National Park Service say the closed portion of the roadway on the Roanoke River Bridge ...

The fastest route from the Triangle drive to the Blue Ridge Parkway takes you north west, to Afton, Va., It is about 2 hours and 45 minutes along Interstate 40 and U.S. Highway 421.

NATURAL BRIDGE, Va. (WGHP) — A man is dead as a result of a fatal motorcycle crash on the Blue Ridge Parkway, according to the National Park Service. At around 12:57 p.m. on Saturday, a single ...

With the first pier of the new Blue Ridge Parkway bridge crossing over I-26 built as of Oct. 27, construction on the first half of the bridge has begun, the North Carolina Department of ...

Blue Ridge Parkway by the numbers Last year was the second time since 2017 that the parkway reached over 16 million visitors, having steadily increased in visitation since the first year of the ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — After the impacts of Hurricane Helene forced its closure, the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia reopened on Friday, Oct. 11. “Due to the hard work of the Blue Ridge Parkway ...

The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation has secured a three-year, $5.13 million grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to support regional strategies to advance cultural and recreational ...