Winter and The Blue Ridge Parkway Closures

Traveling the Blue Ridge Parkway during the winter months can offer some beautiful scenes but Blue Ridge Parkway closures during the winter are common. Winter weather can frequently and quiet suddenly cause problems on the parkway.

Blue Ridge Parkway Real-Time Road Closure Map

Snow, fog, ice, sleet, freezing rain and other winter weather problems can cause small sections or large sections of the Blue Ridge Parkway to close. With so many different elevations along the Blue Ridge Parkway as the road weaves through the mountains and valleys of both Virginia and North Carolina, being aware of current weather conditions and the weather forecast is very important.

Here is a link to the Blue Ridge Parkway real-time road closure map by the National Park Service that is always up to date. No matter what the reason for the Blue Ridge Parkway road closure is the map will show the status conditions of closed, advisory or open. The map is colored coded and shows the entire length of the Blue Ridge Parkway.

See winter time heavy fog along the Blue Ridge Parkway…