The Blue Ridge Parkway had 17.5 million visitors in 2025, according to preliminary data from the National Park Service. It is the most since 2006.

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

Get outside and discover Asheville, North Carolina...chase waterfalls, explore art, and soak in mountain adventures like ...

Newfound Gap Road, the main throughfare in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and large swaths of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina are closing ahead of hazardous weather forecasted for ...

More than a year after Hurricane Helene, businesses along parts of the Blue Ridge Parkway are suffering as a big stretch of that tourist attraction remains closed. More than a year after Hurricane ...

More than a year after Hurricane Helene shut it down, a stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina is still closed. Blue Ridge Public Radio's Gerard Albert III reports on businesses along the ...

A hiker was rescued in a 10-hour operation after being stranded in frigid conditions off the Blue Ridge Parkway. The rescue was initiated by a "text to 911" and involved multiple agencies, including ...

David Roe, who helps manage the Switzerland Inn in Mitchell County, has one word to describe the ongoing closure on a nearby section of the Blue Ridge Parkway: devastating. The usually full hotel has ...

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The Blue Ridge Parkway is a classic American road trip. It links Shenandoah National Park to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 469 miles of curves, tunnels, and sweeping views. This guide breaks ...