North Carolina's Blue Ridge Parkway features several long hikes that reward endurance with sweeping mountain views, dense ...

Nestled within the Appalachian Mountains is North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains, which offers a scenic trail through a ...

Newfound Gap Road in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Blue Ridge Parkway sections in North Carolina are closing ...

On Monday, January 12, 2026, Yancey County in N.C. became the 29th county to adopt the resolution, said the foundation.

DISTRICT WILL BE OPEN NEXT SUMMER. MORE OF THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY HAS REOPENED AFTER HURRICANE HELENE. THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE SAYS THAT CREWS HAVE RESTORED ACCESS TO NEARLY 55 MILES OF THE PARKWAY.

Blue Ridge Rising earned the Public Lands Alliance’s 2025 Outstanding Public Engagement Award. The Foundation is partnering with Friends of Southwest Virginia, based in Abingdon, Va., to implement the ...

Wintry weather has brought closures to roads as well as schools in Western North Carolina on Thursday, Jan. 15.

If you’ve taken a drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway recently, you’ve likely run into some roadblocks. Many parts of the scenic roadway remain closed due to damage caused by Hurricane Helene. But there’s ...

A small portion of the Blue Ridge Parkway is reopening in North Carolina. On Wednesday, the National Parks Service announced that 20 miles of the road is reopening near the Aho Gap in North Carolina.

THIS WEEKEND. COMING UP IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. GRIFFIN, THANK YOU. RIGHT NOW, A DEADLY HIT AND RUN IS UNDER INVESTIGATION ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY. THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE SAYS A MAN WAS FOUND ...

ASHEVILLE — Two concrete segments jutting out over Interstate 26 will soon be 3 feet apart — and connected later this spring — into a new Blue Ridge Parkway bridge, according to a Feb. 14 news release ...