Nearly 4,000 acres of "critical" property in the Great Balsam Mountains along the Blue Ridge Parkway will be protected as forest and natural land under a new land conservation deal between a group of ...

Cold temperatures thin the crowds—but not the trout. In North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, tailwaters and sun-warmed ...

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

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

Ice and 30 mph wind gusts will cause trees to fall on roads, the park says.

Soon "America's Favorite Drive" will be abloom with flowers as visitors pour onto the parkway. Spring is coming, and bringing with it an influx of visitors to the Blue Ridge Parkway. The Blue Ridge ...

The Blue Ridge Parkway will be completely closed on the North Carolina and Virginia sides — on a temporary basis — starting ...

The southernmost section of the Blue Ridge Parkway is open again to visitors. The National Park Service announced the reopening of nearly 55 miles of the parkway on Oct. 30, including the section ...

Access to the stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway nearest to Asheville has been restored after a weeks-long Hurricane Helene recovery effort, the National Park Service said Wednesday. The newly reopened ...

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

After freezing rain, snow and plummeting temperatures, some areas of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Blue ...

With the entire North Carolina section of the Blue Ridge Parkway remaining closed after being battered by Hurricane Helene last month, those wishing to enjoy the changing color of leaves that come ...