North Carolina's Blue Ridge Parkway features several long hikes that reward endurance with sweeping mountain views, dense forests, and high-elevation scenery.

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 ...

NORTH CAROLINA (WJZY) — The country’s most-visited national park site, the Blue Ridge Parkway, will remain closed indefinitely, the National Park Service (NPS) said Wednesday. The closure affects the ...

As damage assessments continue, an NPCA staffer who lived through Tropical Storm Helene in North Carolina reflects on the impact to residents and the Southeastern parks they love, including the Blue ...

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

Hendersonville is a charming town tucked into the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina, where the locals are ...

PARKWAY CLEANUP: A photo from Oct. 2 shows road damage to the road along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Photo courtesy of the National Park Service The Blue Ridge Parkway is more than just a road: It’s part ...

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 ...

WELCOME BACK IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. THERE IS A NATURAL PHENOMENON MAKING AN APPEARANCE A FEW MILES WEST OF CASHIERS IN THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS. DOZENS OF ONLOOKERS GATHERED TO SEE THE ...

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 ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- A 26-mile stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway has reopened in western North Carolina -- just in time for the busy fall season -- marking a major milestone in the state's recovery ...