North Carolina's Blue Ridge Parkway features several long hikes that reward endurance with sweeping mountain views, dense ...

Nestled within the Appalachian Mountains is North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains, which offers a scenic trail through a ...

On Monday, January 12, 2026, Yancey County in N.C. became the 29th county to adopt the resolution, said the foundation.

Newfound Gap Road in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Blue Ridge Parkway sections in North Carolina are closing ...

Asheville, N.C. — The Blue Ridge Parkway from milepost 0 to milepost 198 in Virginia, which closed due to impacts from Hurricane Helene, will reopen at 8 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 11, according to a press ...

Blue Ridge Rising earned the Public Lands Alliance’s 2025 Outstanding Public Engagement Award. The Foundation is partnering with Friends of Southwest Virginia, based in Abingdon, Va., to implement the ...

North Carolina and Virginia counties have adopted resolutions supporting the repair of the Blue Ridge Parkway.

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 ...

DISTRICT WILL BE OPEN NEXT SUMMER. MORE OF THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY HAS REOPENED AFTER HURRICANE HELENE. THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE SAYS THAT CREWS HAVE RESTORED ACCESS TO NEARLY 55 MILES OF THE PARKWAY.

Asheville, N.C. — The entire length of the Blue Ridge Parkway remains closed as emergency stabilization efforts and damage assessments continue in the wake of significant, and in some areas ...

BLOWING ROCK, N.C. — The first section of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina has reopened near Blowing Rock. The National Park Service has been working for weeks to clear trees and mudslides ...