The 469-mile route known as “America’s favorite drive” has mostly reopened nine months after Hurricane Helene, but there are ...

The Blue Ridge Mountains have no coral reefs, no white sand, ... All of them come marked with a helpful sign pointing out what fish might be found. The project is brand new, ...

Where is the Blue Ridge Parkway open? In addition to the recently opened segment near the Great Smoky Mountains, visitors can access 20 miles of the road from 285.5 (the Bamboo Gap) to mile marker ...

But the Blue Ridge Mountains no longer look as vibrant as they once did. Through pollution, humans have added additional particles into the atmosphere of the region, worsening visibility overall.

Soon "America's Favorite Drive" will be abloom with flowers as visitors pour onto the parkway. Spring is coming, and bringing with it an influx of visitors to the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Where is the Blue Ridge Parkway closed? The parkway remains closed from Sunbelt/Autumnview Road in Virginia (mile marker 200.1) through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (mile marker 469).