Fall Foliage Reports and Updates Underway Travel Blue Ridge Parkway has started our weekly fall foliage reports and update for the 2016 fall foliage season. The color changes have begun in the highest elevations of the North Carolina mountains at … Continue reading
Fall Foliage 2016 on the Blue Ridge Parkway The fall foliage 2016 season will start at the end of the month for the mountains of North Carolina and Virginia. The predictions are in for this year’s show. Some experts predict … Continue reading
Night Sky Festival Takes Place at SNP The Shenandoah National Park is hosting the Night Sky Festival the last weekend in July. It is a public event that takes place July 28 – July 31, 2016. This exciting event is … Continue reading
Motorcyclist Killed By Lightning On Parkway A motorcyclist was killed by lightning on the Blue Ridge Parkway Saturday. The motorcyclist died this past weekend while he and friends were riding along the Blue Ridge Parkway near Mount Mitchell State Park in … Continue reading
Mountain Lion Attacks Hiker On AT In Virginia A hiker on the Appalachian Trail in Virginia was attacked by a mountain lion on Friday July 1, 2016. The mountain lion attack was near Humpback Rock in Augusta County near Waynesboro, … Continue reading
Trails Closed Due To Bear Activity Near Big Run Overlook The park service at the Shenandoah National Park have had to make some trail closures recently due to dangerous bear activity that took place several days ago. Trails were closed … Continue reading
Shenandoah National Park Fire Growing The Shenandoah National Park fire is growing. The wildfire in the Shenandoah National Park is spreading. Now more than 8,000 acres have burned. Several hiking trails have needed to be closed as well as a … Continue reading
Winter Storm Jonas Has Closed Entire Parkway Winter Storm Jonas closes the entire parkway in North Carolina and Virginia. The entire 469 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway has been closed due to the widespread winter weather conditions in North … Continue reading
Winter Weather Causing Closures On Parkway Closures on parkway due to snow with more winter weather in forecast. The recent snow has either closed much of the parkway or parts are under advisory conditions. With today’s weather and the winter … Continue reading
Blue Ridge Parkway Visitors Top 15 Million For 2015 The number of Blue Ridge Parkway visitors for 2015 impressive. The number of visitors to the Blue Ridge Parkway for 2015 reached over 15 million. This has not happened in over … Continue reading