Stretching across Virginia, North Carolina, and Georgia, the ancient Blue Ridge Mountains are home to some of the most breathtaking state parks in the eastern United States. Here are the five that ...

Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Charlottesville is ready for spring. The season there comes a little earlier than ours — cherry blossoms popping, birds trilling — so those ...

Nearly 4,000 acres of "critical" property in the Great Balsam Mountains along the Blue Ridge Parkway will be protected as forest and natural land under a new land conservation deal between a group of ...

As of Dec. 16, 19 new National Historic Landmarks were announced by Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, each of which reflects the importance of the sites in sharing the diverse history of the ...

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. The Blue Ridge ...

ASHEVILLE - Visitation along the Blue Ridge Parkway increased in 2025 after a year of recovery from Tropical Storm Helene and a 43-day government shutdown, but some businesses are still feeling the ...

Cold temperatures thin the crowds—but not the trout. In North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, tailwaters and sun-warmed freestones keep fish active all winter long. In most parts of the country, ...

The southernmost section of the Blue Ridge Parkway is open again to visitors. The National Park Service announced the reopening of nearly 55 miles of the parkway on Oct. 30, including the section ...

Access to the stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway nearest to Asheville has been restored after a weeks-long Hurricane Helene recovery effort, the National Park Service said Wednesday. The newly reopened ...