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The Blue Ridge Parkway is a National Parkway and All-American Road in the United States, noted for its scenic beauty.The parkway, which is the longest linear park in the U.S., [3] runs for 469 miles (755 km) through 29 counties in Virginia and North Carolina, linking Shenandoah National Park to Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Rocky Knob Recreation Area is a 4,500 acres (18 km 2) recreation area along the Blue Ridge Parkway, which spans from mile markers 167–174. [1] The park is home to 15 miles of hiking trails, 81 tents camping sites, 28 RV sites, and 72 picnic sites. [2] The campground is open seasonally, typically from May–October.
The National Park Service announced on Wednesday that the Blue Ridge Parkway had reopened from Milepost 0 to Milepost 200.1 in Virginia. The stretch of road includes 200 miles of scenic views from ...
The Blue Ridge Parkway is now open from Shenandoah National Park in Virginia through mile marker 200.1, about 17 miles from the North Carolina state line.. Visitors can now access the northbound ...
State Route 97 (SR 97) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known as Pipers Gap Road , the state highway runs 9.16 miles (14.74 km) from SR 89 in Galax east to SR 608 and SR 620 next to the Blue Ridge Parkway .
ASHEVILLE — The entire Blue Ridge Parkway in Western North Carolina is closed Jan. 9 — including the portions in Asheville — for snow, ice and incoming weather, according to the park's website.
The National Park Service announced on Sept. 29 that the route was closed from milepost 217 to milepost 469, from the Virginia and North Carolina state line down to U.S. 441 in the Great Smoky ...
Blue Ridge Mountains - Front Royal, Virginia Although the term "Blue Ridge" is sometimes applied exclusively to the eastern edge or front range of the Appalachian Mountains, the geological definition of the Blue Ridge province extends westward to the Ridge and Valley area, encompassing the Great Smoky Mountains, the Great Balsams, the Roans, the Blacks, and other mountain ranges.