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Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation 2024 Parkway Impact Opportunities
Each year, the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation collaborates with the National Park Service to identify critical projects that protect and…
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Blue Ridge Parkway to host public open house in Sparta on June 26, 2024
Sparta, NC – The National Park Service invites the public to attend an upcoming open house to learn about Blue Ridge…
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Blue Ridge Parkway implements two-day closure between milepost 298.5 and 305 near Blowing Rock, NC
Blowing Rock, NC – National Park Service personnel will conduct emergency repairs along an approximately seven-mile section of the Blue Ridge…
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Blue Ridge Parkway transitions to summer operations this Memorial Day Weekend
NC/VA – With many campgrounds, picnic areas, and visitor centers opening on the Blue Ridge Parkway this weekend, the National Park Service…
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Blue Ridge Parkway Announces Changes to Camping Fee Structure
NC/VA – The National Park Service is implementing an increase for camping and other associated fees on the Blue Ridge Parkway.…
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Blue Ridge Parkway recruiting natural resource protection & education volunteers
BOONE, ASHEVILLE, & WAYNESVILLE, NC – The National Park Service is recruiting interested volunteers to help educate park visitors about…
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325.5 million visits to national parks in 2023, 16.7 million visits to the Blue Ridge Parkway
NC/VA—This week, the National Park Service announced that 400 national parks reported a total of 325.5 million visits in 2023,…
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Blue Ridge Parkway seeks public comment on changes to camping fee structure
The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking public comment on proposed fee changes for camping and other associated fees on…
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Critical repairs to three Blue Ridge Parkway bridges start Monday January 29
SPARTA, NC – A section of the Blue Ridge Parkway from Milepost 222 to Milepost 230 will close on Monday,…
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Blue Ridge Parkway announces Blowing Rock sledding hill closure due to unsafe conditions
BLOWING ROCK, NC – Blue Ridge Parkway officials announced today that the area locally known as “Sled Hill,” near milepost 294.5,…
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