The boards of county commissioners and county supervisors  in the 17 counties in North Carolina and 12 counties in Virginia that host the Blue Ridge Parkway have passed resolutions of support calling ...

A small town in Virginia is known for big outdoor thrills like white water rafting, ATV trail riding, and hiking, as well as ...

Set in the Blue Ridge range of the Appalachian Mountains, the southwest Virginia city of Roanoke is woodsy and outdoorsy—a ...

The Blue Ridge Mountains are a spectacular vacation spot, dotted with towns and trails that draw tourists every year, and you don't want to miss this village.

The full 500-mile length of the Blue Ridge Parkway is closed to all uses due to damage from Hurricane Helene, according to an alert from the National Park Service. Closures will remain in place until ...

The Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia reopened Friday, two weeks after remnants of Hurricane Helene caused disastrous flooding in the Appalachian region. The parkway is now open from milepost 0 to ...

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 ...

A total of 16.7 million people traversed the Blue Ridge Parkway last year, a 6% increase over 2022, according to preliminary numbers from the National Park Service. While official numbers have not ...

RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia segment of the Blue Ridge Parkway, which had been closed indefinitely since Sept. 29, when Hurricane Helene significantly damaged it, will be officially reopening to the ...

After decades spent trying to figure out the cause of The Blue Ridge Mountains' signature blue hue, scientists have cracked ...

The 469-mile parkway’s North Carolina stretch remains entirely closed. Nearly 200 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway — including Shenandoah National Park — reopened in Virginia on Friday after being ...