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2016 Blue Ridge Parkway Visitors Result In Over $1.3 Million Impact To Local Economies
Just as the Blue Ridge Parkway prepares to welcome visitors for the 2017 season, a new National Park Service report…
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Blue Ridge Parkway High Country Portion 2017 Opening Dates
As spring begins, staff along the Blue Ridge Parkway are preparing campgrounds for visitors, planning engaging family programs, and readying…
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Section Of Parkway In Deep Gap Closed Due To Mudslide From Friday Storms
UPDATE April 4, 2017 – Officials with the Blue Ridge Parkway are saying the closure is still in effect. Clean up…
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Blue Ridge Parkway Welcomes Over 15 Million Visitors in 2016
From the National Park Service Centennial to the Pokemon Go craze, visitors were motivated to get out and find their…
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Blue Ridge Parkway Closed Near Mt. Mitchell Due To Rock Slide
ROAD CLOSURE UPDATE Tuesday March 7 2017 6:44pm – Craggy Gardens Picnic Area to Mount Mitchell State Park – Preliminary…
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Myth Buster: Does the Blue Ridge Parkway Close for the Winter
Blue Ridge Parkway – Visitors to the Blue Ridge Parkway often ask when the Parkway closes for the winter. Even…
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Blue Ridge Parkway Seeks Public Comment On Proposed Untreated Firewood Ban
Blue Ridge Parkway officials are seeking public comment regarding a proposed policy to allow only heat-treated firewood that is bundled…
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Blue Ridge Parkway Lifts Burning Ban
Effective Thursday December 8, 2016, officials at the Blue Ridge Parkway have lifted the burn ban that has been in effect…
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Woman Found Tied To Tree Along Blue Ridge Parkway, NPS Seeks Information
The National Park Service is looking for a man in connection to a hiker found tied to a tree. The…
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Tourism To Blue Ridge Parkway Creates $952 Million In Economic Benefits
Last week’s announcement by the National Park Service(NPS) regarding 2015 economic benefit and impacts of NPS sites across the country…
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